37.2232° N, 80.2154° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Elliston, VA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 23, 1991 · 14:30 local
Place
Elliston, VA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3525T
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,350 total10,513 in this make and model137 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Power loss at cruise power. Autorotated to hard landing. Pneumatic pressure line had broken at elbow line.
As the FAA filed it
POWER LOSS AT CRUISE POWER. AUTOROTATED TO HARD LANDING. PNEUMATIC PRESSURE LINE HAD BROKEN AT ELBOW LINE.