19791210036269A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Sea Island, GA · December 10, 1979

Date
December 10, 1979 · 16:50 local
Place
Sea Island, GA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N59530
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79FLA10
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,866 total62 in this make and model62 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.

Pilot reported engine quit on test flt. Made auto rotate running ldg on beach. Skids dug in. No engine defects.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE QUIT ON TEST FLT. MADE AUTO ROTATE RUNNING LDG ON BEACH. SKIDS DUG IN. NO ENGINE DEFECTS.

NTSB investigation

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