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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Billings, MT · May 26, 1983

Date
May 26, 1983 · 20:00 local
Place
Billings, MT
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N16937
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN83FA122
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
27,000 total3,000 in this make and model0 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.

Helicopter was transitioning to forward flight when explosion in engine compartment occurred.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER WAS TRANSITIONING TO FORWARD FLIGHT WHEN EXPLOSION IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT OCCURRED.

NTSB investigation

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