Bell 206B N152AL
8 January 2001 · Mineral Wells, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 January 2001 at about 20:20 local time, a Bell 206B registered N152AL was involved in an accident near Mineral Wells, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mineral Wells, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 32.7581, -98.0892
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N152AL
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mineral Wells → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW01FA048
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The helicopter was on a local area flight. A witness, who was loading topsoil into a truck with a Caterpillar loader, noticed a shadow pass overhead and "heard the noise of rotor blades." He turned around and observed the helicopter impact the ground, nose over, and come to rest inverted about 30 feet from his location. The witness stated that he "did not hear the engine running." The engine was removed from the helicopter and test run for about 47 minutes through various power settings. No anomalies were noted. Further examination of the main fuel control and power turbine governor noted no anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 2001 | Bell 206L-3 | Cameron, Louisiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 2001 | Bell 206-L4 | Mesa, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2001 | Bell 206-L4 | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 2001 | Bell 206L-1 | Quincy, Illinois, United States | Air Evac EMS | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 May 2001 | Bell 206B | San Diego, California, United States | David K. Martz | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 2001 | Bell 206B-III | Park Rapids, Minnesota, United States | EAC Helicopters, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 2001 | Cessna 340A | Lancaster, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 30 Apr 2001 | Cessna 172N | Marfa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 2001 | Hughes 269B | Nacogdoches, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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