19870108079469A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 206L1 · Pollocksville, NC · January 8, 1987

Date
January 8, 1987 · 21:15 local
Place
Pollocksville, NC
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BVAA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5004Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL87MA057
Reported as
Bell 206L1
Reported engine
Allison 250C28B
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
3,365 total1,448 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Reported fire on board. Crashed out of control in autorotation mode. Possible ignition of leaking oxygen bottles.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED FIRE ON BOARD. CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL IN AUTOROTATION MODE. POSSIBLE IGNITION OF LEAKING OXYGEN BOTTLES.

NTSB investigation

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