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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Roseburg, OR · February 18, 1988

Date
February 18, 1988 · 09:03 local
Place
Roseburg, OR
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
GEFA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7981J
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA88FA050
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,697 total1,500 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost engine power in 200 foot AGL hover. Crashed into tree stumps. A turbine wheel had burst and disintegrated.

As the FAA filed it

LOST ENGINE POWER IN 200 FOOT AGL HOVER. CRASHED INTO TREE STUMPS. A TURBINE WHEEL HAD BURST AND DISINTEGRATED.

NTSB investigation

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