# Accident 19911006045089A: Bell 206L1, Hollywood, FL, October 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1991, 17:27 local time
- Place: Hollywood, FL
- Airport: North Perry Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9904° N, 80.2209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9904&lon=-80.2209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78CF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78CF-1995-12-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911006045089A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE ENGINE OUT AUTOROTATION. ON LANDING STUDENT FAILED TO BOTTOM COLLECTIVE CAUSING TAILBOOM TO FALL DOWNWARD.

## 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 MIA92LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA005), Oct 6, 1991: Bell 206-L-1 (N78CF), Hollywood, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM AND THE FAILURE OF THE CFI TO MONITOR THE CONTROLS.

## Other reports on N78CF (1)

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

- [Incident 19810428030919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810428030919I), Apr 28, 1981: Bell 206L1 (N78CF), Tulsa, OK, Minor damage. Practice autorotation, rotorcraft contacted ground in tail low position. Main rotor contacted verticle stablizer.

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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