# NTSB FTW78FPA21: Bell 206B, N23JH, Mc Kinney, TX, April 16, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1978
- Place: Mc Kinney, TX · MC KINNEY, TX
- Location: 33.1976° N, 96.6153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McKinney, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1976&lon=-96.6153&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 6, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142348
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FPA21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPA21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1024  78/4/16    MC KINNEY,TX        BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 5200
        TIME - 1310                    N23JH               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 1100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ADDISON,TX                  MC KINNEY,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23JH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23JH-2012-07-10), registration cancelled 2012-07-10, S/N 2047, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 SER 400HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (registry code 03013, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780416011929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780416011929A), Apr 16, 1978: Bell 206B, Mc Kinney, TX, Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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