# Accident 19871014059649A: Bell 206L, Trenton, NJ, October 14, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1987, 15:45 local time
- Place: Trenton, NJ
- Airport: Mercer County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2238° N, 74.7636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trenton, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2238&lon=-74.7636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16736, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16736-1991-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L (registry code 1181522, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,682 total, 2,813 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88DHD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88DHD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871014059649A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC88DHD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88DHD01), Oct 14, 1987: Bell 206L (N16736), Trenton, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION, AND THE PILOT'S POOR AIRCRAFT HANDLING DURING THE AUTOROTATION.

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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