# Accident 19910714062359A: Bell 206B, Freeport, TX, July 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1991, 14:05 local time
- Place: Freeport, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GURA
- Location: 28.9497° N, 95.3608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9497&lon=-95.3608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16962, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16962-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,773 total, 2,098 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910714062359A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW91LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA121), Jul 14, 1991: Bell 206B (N16962), Freeport, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE 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.

## Other reports on N16962 (2)

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

- [Accident 20021115032209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021115032209A), Nov 15, 2002: Bell 206B (N16962), Kingman, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-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…
- [Accident 19880818035359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880818035359A), Aug 18, 1988: Bell 206B (N16962), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Engine overtemped and failed on a test flight. Made hard autorotation landing.

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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