30.2672° N, 97.7431° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 30, 1987 · 15:42 local
Place
Austin, TX
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
LEUA
Aircraft
N85TC
Reported as
Bell 206L3
Reported engine
Allison 250C30
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,209 total431 in this make and model44 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.
The pilot made a successful autorotation when the engine temperature exceeded limits. Fuel control malfunction.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT MADE A SUCCESSFUL AUTOROTATION WHEN THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED LIMITS. FUEL CONTROL MALFUNCTION.