37.3317° N, 83.9628° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Annville, KY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 16, 1985 · 14:45 local
Place
Anneville, KY
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N16646
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,975 total1,328 in this make and model246 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.
Engine lost power during return to airport due to hydraulic power loss. Hard landing spread skids.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE LOST POWER DURING RETURN TO AIRPORT DUE TO HYDRAULIC POWER LOSS. HARD LANDING SPREAD SKIDS.