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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Tampa, FL · February 24, 1979

Date
February 24, 1979 · 16:30 local
Place
Tampa, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N16884
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79FLD41
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,434 total323 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Forced landing due to engine failure. No reason could be found for engine failure.

As the FAA filed it

FORCED LANDING DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. NO REASON COULD BE FOUND FOR ENGINE FAILURE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.