# Accident 19911024048249A: Bell 206L3, Kent, WA, October 24, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1991, 23:25 local time
- Place: Kent, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3994° N, 122.1903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3994&lon=-122.1903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911KP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N911KP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell UH-1H (registry code 1181407, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92TL#03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92TL%2303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911024048249A

## Narrative

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

TEST FLIGHT, CHECKING AUTOROTATIONAL RPM. PILOT FAILED TO INITIATE PROPER RECOVERY FROM AUTO ROTATION. LANDED HARD.

## 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 SEA92TL#03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92TL%2303), Oct 24, 1991: Bell 206L-3 (N911KP), Kent, WA, substantial damage

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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