# Accident 19870610019959A: Bell 206L1, Winter Haven, FL, June 10, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1987, 18:45 local time
- Place: Winter Haven, FL
- Airport: Polk
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0629° N, 81.7533° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0629&lon=-81.7533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3177L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,851 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87FA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870610019959A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE SURGED AND LOST POWER ON APPROACH TO THE HELIPAD. MADE HARD LANDING. CHOPPED OFF TAIL BOOM.

## 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 MIA87FA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA176), Jun 10, 1987: Bell 206L-1 (N3177L), Winter Haven, FL, 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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