Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
N/A Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Seely, California
Friday, October 11, 2013 12:44 PDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On October 11, 2013, about 1244 Pacific daylight time, a Bell Helicopter 206L-1, N206KK, was destroyed during a forced landing following a loss of engine power and in-flight fire during cruise flight near Seely, California. The helicopter was registered to and operated by Blackhawk Helicopters Inc., El Cajon, California, under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The airline transport rated pilot and his two passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a company visual flight rules flight plan was filed for the aerial observation flight. The cross-country flight originated from Yuma, Arizona, about 1200 with an intended destination of El Cajon.
In a written statement to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC), the pilot reported that during cruise flight, he heard a loud pop followed by an immediate loss of engine power. The pilot lowered the collective and entered an auto rotation. He further reported that the left front door opened and the cabin filled with black smoke. The helicopter subsequently landed upright in an open area and the pilot and passengers egressed. The pilot stated that he observed fire, originating from about two feet aft of the right forward door, when he exited the helicopter.
Examination of the helicopter by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector revealed that the fuselage was mostly consumed by fire. All primary components of the helicopter were located at the accident site. The wreckage was recovered to a secure location for further examination.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 10/11/2013 |
| Event Day of the Week | Friday |
| Time of Event | 1244 |
| Event Time Zone | Pacific Daylight Time |
| Event City | Seely |
| Event State | CALIFORNIA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | -- |
| Event Date Year | 2013 |
| Event Date Month | 10 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 324207N |
| Event Location Longitude | 1154622W |
| Event Location Airport | N/A |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | -- |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | -- |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1956 Coordinated Universal Time? Same as GMT |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 33 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | KNJK |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | -43 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 8 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | UTC |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 25 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 4 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | -- |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Variable |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 3 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Light and Variable |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29.96 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | METAR KNJK 111956Z VRB03KT 10SM CLR 25/04 A2996 RM |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 3 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA ROC |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Oct 22 2013 4:39PM |
| User who most recently changed record | stam |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N206KK |
| NTSB Number | WPR14LA014 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | Company VFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | Yes |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | In-flight |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON |
| Aircraft Model | 206L 1 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | L1 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 45486 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 4251 |
| Aircraft Category | Helicopter |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | 4 |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | -- |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | 100 Hour |
| Date of Last Inspection | Sep 5 2013 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 17 |
| Airframe Hours | 12609 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | Unknown |
| Aircraft Owner Name | BLACKHAWK HELICOPTERS INC |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 1920 JOE CROSSON DR # 8 |
| Aircraft Owner City | EL CAJON |
| Aircraft Owner State | CA |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 920201236 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | BLACKHAWK HELICOPTERS INC |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | 1920 JOE CROSSON DR # 8 |
| Operator City | EL CAJON |
| Operator State | CA |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 920201236 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | Yes - certificate holder |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Aerial Observation |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | NYL |
| Departure City | Yuma |
| Departure State | AZ |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1204 |
| Departure Time Zone | PDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | SEE |
| Destination City | El Cajon |
| Destination State | CA |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Oct 22 2013 4:31PM |
| User who most recently changed record | stam |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | N/A |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |