# Accident 19880806033609A: Bell 206B, Enterprise, OR, August 6, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1988, 06:05 local time
- Place: Enterprise, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: GEPA
- Location: 45.7203° N, 117.2209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7203&lon=-117.2209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N300TW-1991-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,962 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880806033609A

## Narrative

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

PING SOUND AND ENGINE WENT TO IDLE. USED ROTOR ENERGY TO CLEAR A FENCE. HARD LANDING CHOPPED BOOM. PROBLEM UNKNOWN.

## 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 SEA88LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA147), Aug 6, 1988: Bell 206B (N300TW), Enterprise, 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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