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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Bettles, AK · August 30, 1983

Date
August 30, 1983 · 12:30 local
Place
Bettles, AK
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N87TA
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC83LA155
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total3,000 in this make and model300 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 flamed out. Made hard landing on sloping service road. Chopped tail boom. Worn autovalve and fuel pump.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FLAMED OUT. MADE HARD LANDING ON SLOPING SERVICE ROAD. CHOPPED TAIL BOOM. WORN AUTOVALVE AND FUEL PUMP.

NTSB investigation

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