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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell STC206BELL · Arlington, TX · December 10, 1991

Date
December 10, 1991 · 08:55 local
Place
Arlington, TX
Airport
Arlington Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Sfl Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2770X
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW92LA040
Reported as
Bell STC206BELL
Reported engine
Allison 250C30
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,200 total100 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Cut power on initial takeoff per test flight program. Too slow and low for full collective. Impact bent tailboom.

As the FAA filed it

CUT POWER ON INITIAL TAKEOFF PER TEST FLIGHT PROGRAM. TOO SLOW AND LOW FOR FULL COLLECTIVE. IMPACT BENT TAILBOOM.

NTSB investigation

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