# Accident 19880218002799A: Bell 206B, Roseburg, OR, February 18, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1988, 09:03 local time
- Place: Roseburg, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GEFA
- Location: 43.2503° N, 123.2403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2503&lon=-123.2403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7981J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7981J-2013-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206A (registry code 1181508, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,697 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880218002799A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA88FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA050), Feb 18, 1988: Bell 206A (N7981J), Roseburg, OR, substantial damage

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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