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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Freeport, TX · July 14, 1991

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Date
July 14, 1991 · 14:05 local
Place
Freeport, TX
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
GURA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N16962
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW91LA121
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,773 total2,098 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days
N16962Registration cancelled Aug 10, 2012 · Bell 206BS/N 2362 · Built 1978Airframe modelBell 206BEngine modelAllison 250 SER 400HPTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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

Boost pump lights came on. Lost power on autorotation landing. Hard landing fuel pumps burned out. Lacked fuel.

As the FAA filed it

BOOST PUMP LIGHTS CAME ON. LOST POWER ON AUTOROTATION LANDING. HARD LANDING FUEL PUMPS BURNED OUT. LACKED FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW91LA121Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFreeport, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain sufficient rotor RPM during the autorotation. Factors were the fuel exhaustion induced power loss due to the pilot's improper pre-flight inspection.Jul 14, 1991 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N16962 · 2

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

Accident 20021115032209AKingman, AZ(-23) On November 15, 2002 at approx 1630 MST, a BHT-206B helicopter, N16962, s/n 2362 had in-flight collision with a power line and was destroyed upon subsequent collision with terrain approx 20 miles nw of Kingman, AZ. The lone pilot sustained fatal…Nov 15, 2002 · Destroyed · 1 fatalAccident 19880818035359APwr Off Run Land (Autorotation · Houston, TXEngine overtemped and failed on a test flight. Made hard autorotation landing.Aug 18, 1988 · Substantial damage