# Accident 19920621021279A: Bell 206L3, Ponca City, OK, June 21, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1992, 09:35 local time
- Place: Ponca City, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7006° N, 97.1495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7006&lon=-97.1495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66LR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66LR-2001-12-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C30 series (registry code 03015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,700 total, 180 in this make and model, 141 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920621021279A

## Narrative

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

FUEL CONTAMINATION A FACTOR IN POWER LOSS. AUTOROTATED TO A HARD LANDING. MAIN ROTORS STRUCK 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 FTW92LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA166), Jun 21, 1992: Bell 206L-3 (N66LR), Ponca City, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN MAIN ROTOR RPM. A FACTOR WAS THE CONTAMINATED FUEL.

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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