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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206L1 · Abbeville, LA · June 2, 1989

Date
June 2, 1989 · 07:00 local
Place
Abbeville, LA
Airport
Abbeville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N992PT
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW89LA106
Reported as
Bell 206L1
Reported engine
Allison 250C28B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total700 in this make and model240 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During practice auto rotation landing to taxiway had to divert due to people on taxiway. Rotor decay. Hard landing.

As the FAA filed it

DURING PRACTICE AUTO ROTATION LANDING TO TAXIWAY HAD TO DIVERT DUE TO PEOPLE ON TAXIWAY. ROTOR DECAY. HARD LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.