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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Fruithurst, AL · August 19, 1989

Date
August 19, 1989 · 11:50 local
Place
Fruithurst, AL
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N117V
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL89FA200
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,960 total787 in this make and model397 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.

Engine out and horn on cable line patrol. Rotor slow. Ground impact on autorotation. Chopped tail.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE OUT AND HORN ON CABLE LINE PATROL. ROTOR SLOW. GROUND IMPACT ON AUTOROTATION. CHOPPED TAIL.

NTSB investigation

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