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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Bakersfield, CA · August 9, 1989

Date
August 9, 1989 · 11:15 local
Place
Bakersfield, CA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N90296
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA270
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total5,000 in this make and model55 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.

Flew low over chimney spouting hot gasses. Hot gasses overtempted engine causing failure. Struck vehicles landing.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW LOW OVER CHIMNEY SPOUTING HOT GASSES. HOT GASSES OVERTEMPTED ENGINE CAUSING FAILURE. STRUCK VEHICLES 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.