19831025055459A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206L-3 · Grand Canyon, AZ · October 25, 1983

Date: October 25, 1983 · 10:20 local
Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
Airport: Grand Canyon
Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N38903
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX84FA032
Reported as: Bell 206L3
Reported engine: Allison 250C30
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,200 total103 in this make and model293 in the last 90 days

N38903Registration cancelled May 12, 2005 · Bell 206L-3S/N 51017 Airframe modelBell 206L-3

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What happened

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Reported power loss. Chopped off tail boom on autorotation landing. Engine checked normal. Severe downdrafts in area

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED POWER LOSS. CHOPPED OFF TAIL BOOM ON AUTOROTATION LANDING.ENGINE CHECKED NORMAL. SEVERE DOWNDRAFTS IN AREA

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX84FA032Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportGrand Canyon, AZWhile on a non-revenue business flt, the plt noted a partial loss of power with the N1 dropping to 70% RPM & the torque decreasing to 10%. He was unable to restore power & subsequently made a forced landing in the Grand Canyon. The landing was made on an…Oct 25, 1983 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N38903 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20000707009119ALogan, UT(-23) Aircraft departed Logan-cache airport fro a local flight. A person in the FBO observed the left rear door open as the aircraft departed. Several minutes later the pilot was notified and acknoledged the open door. About four miles west of the airport the…Jul 7, 2000 · No damage Accident 19930807027911AAerial Taxi, Other Helicopter · Tusayan, AZDuring hover taxi to helilpad rotors struck idling rotor of N444CR waiting takeoff from its pad. Narrow taxi lane.Aug 7, 1993 · Destroyed