# NTSB Accident WPR10CA057
> **BELL 206B** · 2009-11-18 · Lyons, OR, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR10CA057
- **Event ID:** 20091118X40402
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-11-18
- **Location:** Lyons, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.819675, -122.370697
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 206B
- **Registration:** N16869
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent encounter with a vortex ring state (settling with power) condition while he was descending, and his improper initial remedial action.

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