# Accident 19910528018779A: Bell 206B1, Brewster, WA, May 28, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1991, 10:30 local time
- Place: Brewster, WA
- Airport: Anderson Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DEZG
- Location: 48.1490° N, 119.8209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1490&lon=-119.8209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90307, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90307) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B II (registry code 1181505, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910528018779A

## Narrative

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

SIMULATED POWER LOSS. AUTO ROTATED TO RUN LANDING IN SOFT SAND. SUDDEN STOP DAMAGED BOOM. FLEW HELICOPTER TO RAMP.

## 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 SEA91FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA124), May 28, 1991: Bell 206BII (N90307), Brewster, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE EMERGENCY SIMULATION.

## Other reports on N90307 (1)

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

- [Accident 20000823041179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000823041179A), Aug 23, 2000: N90307, WA, No damage. (-23)According to pilot report, after landing and reducing power to idle, a noise was heard immediately followed by the main rotor pitching back and to the…

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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