# Accident 19870603022399A: Bell 206B, Logan, UT, June 3, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1987, 16:00 local time
- Place: Logan, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HNQL
- Location: 41.7209° N, 111.8408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7209&lon=-111.8408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59624 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,030 total, 3,550 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870603022399A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN87LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA142), Jun 3, 1987: Bell 206B II (N59624), Logan, UT, substantial damage

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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