19810210003439A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Kemmerer, WY · February 10, 1981

Date
February 10, 1981 · 12:00 local
Place
Kemmerer, WY
Airport
Kemmerer
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6238N
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN81FTC08
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,432 total1,600 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Lost power en route. Hard autorotative landing severed tail boom. Found fuel nozzles clogged from improper fuel..

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. HARD AUTOROTATIVE LANDING SEVERED TAIL BOOM. FOUND FUEL NOZZLES CLOGGED FROM IMPROPER FUEL..

NTSB investigation

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