19811030073459A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B1 · Colorado Spring, CO · October 30, 1981

Date
October 30, 1981 · 14:30 local
Place
Colorado Spring, CO
Airport
Colorado Springs
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3887Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN82FTE06
Reported as
Bell 206B1
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,006 total610 in this make and model42 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.

Engine flame out flying in snow showers. Made autorotation landing. Rotors cutoff tail boom. Engine checked ok.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FLAME OUT FLYING IN SNOW SHOWERS. MADE AUTOROTATION LANDING. ROTORS CUTOFF TAIL BOOM. ENGINE CHECKED OK.

NTSB investigation

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