# Accident 19881202053059A: Bell 206B, Pinson, AL, December 2, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1988, 15:00 local time
- Place: Pinson, AL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7209° N, 86.6496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7209&lon=-86.6496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3TV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3TV) (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 250C20B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,644 total, 4 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881202053059A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED ROTOR DECAY ON A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. HARD LANDING BENT SKIDS AND TAILBOOM. FLEW BACK TO BASE DAMAGED.

## 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 ATL89FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA051), Dec 2, 1988: Bell 206B (N3TV), Pinson, AL, 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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