# Accident 19890427010249A: Bell 206B, Bedminster, NJ, April 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1989, 14:29 local time
- Place: Bedminster, NJ
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6743° N, 74.6605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bedminster, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6743&lon=-74.6605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N273E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N273E-2012-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206A (registry code 1181508, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 888 total, 836 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890427010249A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE OUT ON CLIMBOUT. LOST ROTOR RPM ATTEMPTING TO EXTEND GLIDE OVER TREES FELL 50 FEET TO GROUND.

## 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 NYC89LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA126), Apr 27, 1989: Bell 206A (N273E), Bedminster, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN DUE TO AN UNDETERMINED POWER LOSS.

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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