19830106000459A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Sula, MT · January 6, 1983

Date
January 6, 1983 · 10:20 local
Place
Sula, MT
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N55LW
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN83FA045
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 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.

On coyote hunt possible flame out flying in heavy snow. Auto relight inop. Allowed rotor RPM decay prior to impact.

As the FAA filed it

ON COYOTE HUNT POSSIBLE FLAME OUT FLYING IN HEAVY SNOW. AUTO RELIGHT INOP. ALLOWED ROTOR RPM DECAY PRIOR TO IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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