19851220063209A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206L-1 · Hurst, TX · December 20, 1985

Date
December 20, 1985 · 15:00 local
Place
Hurst, TX
Airport
East Bell
Phase of flight
Sfl Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1069Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW86FPA10
Reported as
Bell 206L1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,683 total6,556 in this make and model119 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Landed hard spreading skids and breaking off tail boom during a touchdown autorotative landing.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED HARD SPREADING SKIDS AND BREAKING OFF TAIL BOOM DURING A TOUCHDOWN AUTOROTATIVE LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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