# Accident 19880929069679A: Bell 206L1, Santa Barbara, CA, September 29, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1988, 11:40 local time
- Place: Santa Barbara, CA
- Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 34.4996° N, 120.1205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4996&lon=-120.1205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2246Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2246Q-2004-02-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C28 series (registry code 03022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c28-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,485 total, 4,003 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA330) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880929069679A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON APPROACH. MADE AUTOROTATION RUN LANDING. HIT STEEL PLATE ON RAMP. TURBINE FAILURE FROM OVERTEMPTS.

## 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 LAX88FA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA330), Sep 29, 1988: Bell 206L-1 (N2246Q), Santa Barbara, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE #1 TURBINE WHEEL. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE UNREPORTED OVER TEMPERATURE CYCLES OF THE ENGINE. ALSO CONTRIBUTING WAS THE UNSUITABILITY OF THE LANDING SURFACE FROM THE…

## Other reports on N2246Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19850103000149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850103000149A), Jan 3, 1985: Bell 206L1 (N2246Q), South Bend, IN, Substantial damage. Reported engine flameout on departure. Autorotated to beach. Stretched glide. Low rotor speed chopped tailboom.

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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