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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Burlington, CO · March 29, 1980

Date
March 29, 1980 · 14:00 local
Place
Burlington, CO
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
MAYA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N90JM
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN80FTE36
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,875 total60 in this make and model80 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.

Engine spooled down. Made autorotation landing in snow covered field, in a whiteout. Hit one skid, rolled over.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE SPOOLED DOWN. MADE AUTOROTATION LANDING IN SNOW COVERED FIELD, IN A WHITEOUT. HIT ONE SKID, ROLLED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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