# Accident 19890927037469A: Bell 206B, Grand Prairie, TX, September 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1989, 11:45 local time
- Place: Grand Prairie, TX
- Airport: Grand Prairie Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7294° N, 96.9991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7294&lon=-96.9991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N995KP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N995KP-1992-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890927037469A

## Narrative

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

HOVERING DOWNWIND, GOT LOW RPM LIGHT, PERFORMED QUICK STOP TO LAND. ROTOR HIT TAILBOOM. DUAL GIVEN.

## 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 FTW89LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA174), Sep 27, 1989: Bell 206BII (N995KP), Grand Prairie, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO EXECUTE AN ABRUPT MANEUVER WHILE HOVERING DOWNWIND, WHICH LED TO A REDUCTION IN ROTOR RPM AND SUBSEQUENT HARD LANDING.

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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