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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Houston, TX · August 18, 1988

Date: August 18, 1988 · 11:40 local
Place: Houston, TX
Airport: Houston Heliport
Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N16962
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW88LA153
Reported as: Bell 206B
Reported engine: Allison 250C20B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,780 total1,371 in this make and model132 in the last 90 days

N16962Registration cancelled Aug 10, 2012 · Bell 206BS/N 2362 · Built 1978 Airframe modelBell 206B Engine modelAllison 250 SER 400HPTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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Engine overtemped and failed on a test flight. Made hard autorotation landing.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE OVERTEMPED AND FAILED ON A TEST FLIGHT. MADE HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB FTW88LA153Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPearland, TXThe helicopter was at 300 feet AGL, making an approach after a maintenance test flight, when the engine overtemped and engine power was lost. During the autorotation landing, the helicopter touched down hard. The acft eng began to decelerate prior to…Aug 18, 1988 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N16962 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20021115032209AKingman, AZ(-23) On November 15, 2002 at approx 1630 MST, a BHT-206B helicopter, N16962, s/n 2362 had in-flight collision with a power line and was destroyed upon subsequent collision with terrain approx 20 miles nw of Kingman, AZ. The lone pilot sustained fatal…Nov 15, 2002 · Destroyed · 1 fatal Accident 19910714062359APwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate · Freeport, TXBoost pump lights came on. Lost power on autorotation landing. Hard landing fuel pumps burned out. Lacked fuel.Jul 14, 1991 · Substantial damage