59.6404° N, 151.5091° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Homer, AK, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 4, 1981 · 08:50 local
Place
Homer, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N90178
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,700 total800 in this make and model189 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.
Za zg zh helicopter lost power made autorotation emergency landing in water. Compressor low speed governor failed.
As the FAA filed it
ZA ZG ZH HELICOPTER LOST POWER MADE AUTOROTATION EMERGENCY LANDING IN WATER. COMPRESSOR LOW SPEED GOVERNOR FAILED.