39.6040° N, 110.8004° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Price, UT, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 18, 1983 · 14:30 local
Place
Price, UT
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3900Q
Reported as
Bell STC206BELL
Reported engine
Allison 250C30P
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,733 total535 in this make and model270 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.
Pilot reported surging and power loss. Jettisoned load prior to crash. Fuel boost pumps may have been off in error.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT REPORTED SURGING AND POWER LOSS. JETTISONED LOAD PRIOR TO CRASH. FUEL BOOST PUMPS MAY HAVE BEEN OFF IN ERROR.