# Accident 19920212046059A: Bell 206L3, Fort Collins, CO, February 12, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1992, 11:40 local time
- Place: Fort Collins, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5201° N, 105.1403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5201&lon=-105.1403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99TV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92FA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920212046059A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN92FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92FA034), Feb 12, 1992: Bell 206L-3 (N99TV), Fort Collins, CO, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE NUMBER 2-1/2 BEARING DUE TO AN OBSTRUCTION OF A BEARING OIL FEED TUBE BY FOREIGN MATERIAL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE DURING ENGINE OVERHAUL, AND…

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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