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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206L3 · Fort Collins, CO · February 12, 1992

Date
February 12, 1992 · 11:40 local
Place
Fort Collins, CO
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N99TV
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN92FA034
Reported as
Bell 206L3
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total2,500 in this make and model40 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.

Lost power while flying low over lake in IMC. Ditched in icy water. Bearing oil tube fouled by cleaner in overhaul.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER WHILE FLYING LOW OVER LAKE IN IMC. DITCHED IN ICY WATER. BEARING OIL TUBE FOULED BY CLEANER IN OVERHAUL.

NTSB investigation

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