# Accident 19811006065589A: Bell 206L1, Grand Junction, CO, October 6, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1981, 14:20 local time
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Airport: Walker
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0639° N, 108.5506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Junction, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0639&lon=-108.5506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2137U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2137U-1989-12-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,230 total, 205 in this make and model, 147 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE02-123294) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811006065589A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN81FTE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE02-123294), Oct 6, 1981: Bell 206L (N2137U), Grand Junction, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2137U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890706039149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890706039149I), Jul 6, 1989: Bell 206L1 (N2137U). Engine failure during landing operations. Emergency auto rotation landing. Had turbine failure.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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