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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206L-3 · Ponca City, OK · June 21, 1992

Date
June 21, 1992 · 09:35 local
Place
Ponca City, OK
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N66LR
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW92LA166
Reported as
Bell 206L3
Reported engine
Allison 250C30P
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,700 total180 in this make and model141 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.

Fuel contamination a factor in power loss. Autorotated to a hard landing. Main rotors struck tailboom.

As the FAA filed it

FUEL CONTAMINATION A FACTOR IN POWER LOSS. AUTOROTATED TO A HARD LANDING. MAIN ROTORS STRUCK 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.