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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Fort Pierce, FL · December 6, 1990

Date
December 6, 1990 · 10:45 local
Place
Fort Pierce, FL
Airport
St Lucie County International
Phase of flight
Sfl Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2756P
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA91LA040
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,700 total700 in this make and model240 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.

Student landed on back of skids on autorotation landing. Helicopter rocked forward causing isolation mount failure.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT LANDED ON BACK OF SKIDS ON AUTOROTATION LANDING. HELICOPTER ROCKED FORWARD CAUSING ISOLATION MOUNT FAILURE.

NTSB investigation

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