19811006065589A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206L-1 · Grand Junction, CO · October 6, 1981

Date
October 6, 1981 · 14:20 local
Place
Grand Junction, CO
Airport
Walker
Phase of flight
Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2137U
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN81FTE02
Reported as
Bell 206L1
Reported engine
Allison 250C28B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,230 total205 in this make and model147 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Owner pilot failed to arrest practice autorotation descent. Chief pilot failed to correct. Impact damaged tailboom.

As the FAA filed it

OWNER PILOT FAILED TO ARREST PRACTICE AUTOROTATION DESCENT. CHIEF PILOT FAILED TO CORRECT. IMPACT DAMAGED TAILBOOM.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N2137U · 1

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