# Accident 19851220063209A: Bell 206L1, Hurst, TX, December 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1985, 15:00 local time
- Place: Hurst, TX
- Airport: East Bell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8290° N, 97.1696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8290&lon=-97.1696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1069Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1069Q-1993-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,683 total, 6,556 in this make and model, 119 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86FPA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FPA10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851220063209A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW86FPA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FPA10), Dec 20, 1985: Bell BH206L-1 (N1069Q), Hurst, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1069Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19880926041809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880926041809A), Sep 26, 1988: Bell 206L1 (N1069Q), Fort Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Hit hard on a practice autorotation. Spread skids,broke off tailboom. CFI allowed rotor RPM to decay. Unable recover

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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