# Accident 19790803032509A: Bell 206B, Grand Canyon, AZ, August 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1979, 18:35 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0544° N, 112.1393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Canyon, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0544&lon=-112.1393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8533F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8533F-2013-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,136 total, 1,229 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA064-134226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790803032509A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN FLIGHT. MADE AUTOROTATE HARD LANDING. DEFECTIVE ENGINE-DRIVEN FUEL PUMP. INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE.

## 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 LAX79FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA064-134226), Aug 3, 1979: Bell 206B (N8533F), Grand Canyon, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8533F (2)

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

- [Accident 20101103049709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101103049709A), Nov 3, 2010: Bell 206B (N8533F), Meeker, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. [privacy data omitted] Was PIC of a Bell 206, N8533F flying a part 91 pipeline patrol. They were approx. 10 miles north west of Meeker co. at approx 1500 local…
- [Accident 19980420007279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980420007279A), Apr 20, 1998: Bell 206B (N8533F), Grand Canyon, AZ, Substantial damage. Hard ground impact during practice autorotation. Fuel control governor surged and slow response in power recovery. (.4)the instructor pilot and new company…

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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