# Accident 19730717019909A: Bell 206B, Amityville, NY, July 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1973
- Place: Amityville, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Location: 40.6698° N, 73.4158° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amityville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6698&lon=-73.4158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7094J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7094J-1992-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74DHJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DHJ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730717019909A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING PRACTICE POWER OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PLT LNDD HARDER THAN USUAL M/R BLADE HIT TAIL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC74DHJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DHJ04), Jul 17, 1973: Bell 206B (N7094J), Amityville, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7094J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19880501070799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880501070799A), May 1, 1988: Bell 206B (N7094J), New York, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. RPM decay and warning horn came on pilot failed increase RPM by nosing up on descent. Py boss power turbine failed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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