19900130001349A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 222 · Middleville, MI · January 30, 1990

Date
January 30, 1990 · 10:10 local
Place
Middleville, MI
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
BUBA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N828WA
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI90LA073
Reported as
Bell 222
Reported engine
Lycoming LTS101650C3
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,434 total91 in this make and model58 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Struck guy wires of a 1060 foot AGL tv tower at 600 feet AGL. Autorotated to a hard landing.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK GUY WIRES OF A 1060 FOOT AGL TV TOWER AT 600 FEET AGL. AUTOROTATED TO A 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.