19871014059649A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206L · Trenton, NJ · October 14, 1987

Date
October 14, 1987 · 15:45 local
Place
Trenton, NJ
Airport
Mercer County
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N16736
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC88DHD01
Reported as
Bell 206L
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,682 total2,813 in this make and model73 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.

The helicopter landed hard after inflight engine failure. Fuel flow switch from aft tank malfunctioned.

As the FAA filed it

THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD AFTER INFLIGHT ENGINE FAILURE. FUEL FLOW SWITCH FROM AFT TANK MALFUNCTIONED.

NTSB investigation

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