# Accident 19900804030289A: Bell 206B, Fitchburg, MA, August 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1990, 10:30 local time
- Place: Fitchburg, MA
- Airport: Fitchburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5538° N, 71.7592° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FITCHBURG MUNI (FIT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5538&lon=-71.7592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N750LT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N750LT-2018-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900804030289A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FLAMED OUT. STOPPED ABRUPTLY ON SLIDE ON AUTOROTATION LANDING. CHOPPED TAIL BOOM. CB PULLED NO LOW FUEL LITE

## 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 NYC90LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA187), Aug 4, 1990: Bell 206B (N750LT), Fitchburg, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ASSURE THAT ADEQUATE FUEL WAS ON BOARD FOR THE FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N750LT (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19960724019719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960724019719A), Jul 24, 1996: Bell 206B (N750LT), Central, ID, No damage, 1 fatal. Performing logging operations, crashed.
- [Incident 19881014064719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881014064719I), Oct 14, 1988: Bell 206B (N750LT), Concord, NH, Minor damage. Practicing slope landing and hovering. Quick stop then hover. While beeping rotor, aircraft dropped,broke off skids
- [Accident 19751126042039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751126042039A), Nov 26, 1975: Bell 206B (N750LT), Delray Beach, FL, Destroyed. Plt expired 12/11/75.

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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