# Accident 19880713026519A: Bell 206B, Plymouth, MA, July 13, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1988, 07:45 local time
- Place: Plymouth, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9583° N, 70.6638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9583&lon=-70.6638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N543CC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N543CC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20J
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,174 total, 265 in this make and model, 208 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880713026519A

## Narrative

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

LOW ROTOR RPM ON TAKEOFF. AUTOROTATED TO DITCH. SKID FOLDED,HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER. FUEL FLOW MAX STOP TOO LOW.

## 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 NYC88LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA201), Jul 13, 1988: Bell 206B (N543CC), Plymouth, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF POWER TO THE ENGINE BECAUSE THE FUEL CONTROL WAS NOT PROPERLY ADJUSTED AND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN DUE TO AN UNSUITABLE LANDING AREA.

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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