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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Chicago, IL · September 19, 1989

Date
September 19, 1989 · 13:15 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Chicago Midway
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9229X
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI89LA191
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,285 total400 in this make and model197 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.

Loud bang on test flight engine out autorotated to hard landing. Uncontained compressor failure had occured.

As the FAA filed it

LOUD BANG ON TEST FLIGHT ENGINE OUT AUTOROTATED TO HARD LANDING. UNCONTAINED COMPRESSOR FAILURE HAD OCCURED.

NTSB investigation

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