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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Battle Mountain, NV · August 22, 1983

Date
August 22, 1983 · 13:45 local
Place
Battle Mountain, NV
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N17355
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83FA400
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,710 total3,001 in this make and model180 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 lost partial power on vertical liftoff. Rolled over on hard landing. Suspect old style pressure fuel filter.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST PARTIAL POWER ON VERTICAL LIFTOFF. ROLLED OVER ON HARD LANDING. SUSPECT OLD STYLE PRESSURE FUEL FILTER.

NTSB investigation

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