# Accident 19860115075759A: Bell 206B, Waimea, HI, January 15, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1986, 15:45 local time
- Place: Waimea, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DCBA
- Location: 21.9507° N, 159.6698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.9507&lon=-159.6698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3179X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3179X-2009-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B-III (registry code 1181506, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,918 total, 2,750 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860115075759A

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF POWER DURING CRUISE WITH A HARD LANDING ON AUTOROTATION. FOUND A BROKEN PNEUMATIC LINE AT FUEL CONTROLLER.

## 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 LAX86LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA091), Jan 16, 1986: Bell 206B-3 (N3179X), Waimea, HI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3179X (2)

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

- [Accident 19941204040509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941204040509A), Dec 4, 1994: Bell 206B (N3179X), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Engine flame out. Autorotated to beach hard landing. Rolled. Not equipped for operating in snow. No particle kit.
- [Accident 19850615038129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850615038129A), Jun 15, 1985: Bell 206B3 (N3179X), Lahainai, HI, Substantial damage. Collided with surf on forced landing after engine failed. Water found in fuel system. Water in vent tube in error.

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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