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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Buccaneer, TX · November 22, 1982

Date
November 22, 1982 · 11:02 local
Place
Buccaneer, TX
Airport
Block 269
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
ALGA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N144AL
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW83FA043
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,887 total3,504 in this make and model115 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 and a hard nose low contact with water was made. Ball separator cage mounted on gear shaft broke.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED AND A HARD NOSE LOW CONTACT WITH WATER WAS MADE. BALL SEPARATOR CAGE MOUNTED ON GEAR SHAFT BROKE.

NTSB investigation

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