27.6472° N, 80.3931° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Vero Beach, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 14, 1984 · 11:45 local
Place
Verobeach, FL
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Sfl Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2163Y
Reported as
Bell 206B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,848 total93 in this make and model125 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.
During ground skid after autorotation a severe vibration developed. Damage to isolation mount, intake cowling.
As the FAA filed it
DURING GROUND SKID AFTER AUTOROTATION A SEVERE VIBRATION DEVELOPED. DAMAGE TO ISOLATION MOUNT, INTAKE COWLING.