# Accident 19731021035769A: Bell 206B, Sunray, TX, October 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1973
- Place: Sunray, TX
- Airport: Sunray
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 36.0292° N, 101.8288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SUNRAY (X43), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0292&lon=-101.8288&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58090, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58090-1976-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,044 total, 1,250 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FQG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FQG23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731021035769A

## Narrative

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

NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND.PLT EXPD A SLIGHT TORQUE AND THEN ENG OUT LIGHT AND BEEPER CAME ON.

## 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 FTW74FQG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FQG23), Oct 21, 1973: Bell 206B (N58090), Sunray, TX, substantial damage

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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