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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Albuquerque, NM · August 3, 1987

Date
August 3, 1987 · 07:30 local
Place
Albuquerque, NM
Airport
Coronado
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5001Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN87LA206
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,025 total1,025 in this make and model50 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.

Main rotor hit tail boom on autorotation. Air accumulator fell off. Pilot inexperienced in full autorotations.

As the FAA filed it

MAIN ROTOR HIT TAIL BOOM ON AUTOROTATION. AIR ACCUMULATOR FELL OFF. PILOT INEXPERIENCED IN FULL AUTOROTATIONS.

NTSB investigation

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