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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Logan, UT · June 3, 1987

Date
June 3, 1987 · 16:00 local
Place
Logan, UT
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
HNQL
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N59624
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN87LA142
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,030 total3,550 in this make and model48 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Allowed rotor RPM to decay showing passengers an autorotation. Hard landing chopped tailboom. Flight unauthorized.

As the FAA filed it

ALLOWED ROTOR RPM TO DECAY SHOWING PASSENGERS AN AUTOROTATION. HARD LANDING CHOPPED TAILBOOM. FLIGHT UNAUTHORIZED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.