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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Pledger, TX · August 12, 1987

Date
August 12, 1987 · 16:20 local
Place
Pledger, TX
Phase of flight
Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
GURA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N33PW
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW87FA198
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,826 total1,500 in this make and model82 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Autorotation on highway due to power loss. On landing,rotors severed tailboom. .main power shaft failed. Bolt fatigue

As the FAA filed it

AUTOROTATION ON HIGHWAY DUE TO POWER LOSS.ON LANDING,ROTORS SEVERED TAILBOOM. .MAIN POWER SHAFT FAILED.BOLT FATIGUE

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N33PW · 1

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