# Accident 19911210063059A: Bell STC206BELL, Arlington, TX, December 10, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1991, 08:55 local time
- Place: Arlington, TX
- Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7498° N, 97.0794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7498&lon=-97.0794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2770X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL STC206BELL
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,200 total, 100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911210063059A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW92LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA040), Dec 10, 1991: Bell 206L-3+ (N2770X), Arlington, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE HELICOPTER'S AUTOROTATIONAL LANDING PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY WAS EXCEEDED. FACTORS WERE THE PROPER DESCENT RATE WAS NOT POSSIBLE FOR THE PIC AND SUFFICIENT INFORMATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT…

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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