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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Grand Canyon, AZ · August 22, 1982

Date
August 22, 1982 · 10:00 local
Place
Grand Canyon, AZ
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
GCHA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N83037
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX82DA311
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,800 total2,560 in this make and model216 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.

Engine failed en route. Made hard autorotation landing. Fuel control spur adapter gearshaft forward splines failure

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED EN ROUTE. MADE HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING. FUEL CONTROL SPUR ADAPTER GEARSHAFT FORWARD SPLINES FAILURE

NTSB investigation

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