# Accident 19920902035079A: Bell 206L3, Bayfield, CO, September 2, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1992, 18:45 local time
- Place: Bayfield, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CKLA
- Location: 37.2303° N, 107.5902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2303&lon=-107.5902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911NM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,671 total, 434 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92FA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920902035079A

## Narrative

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

LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS DURING HOVER LANDING. BEGAN SPIN. DROPPED TO HARD IMPACT. WIND HIGH ATITUDE FACTORS.

## 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 DEN92FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92FA089), Sep 3, 1992: Bell 206L3 (N911NM), Bayfield, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO PROPERLY USE THE HELICOPTER'S PERFORMANCE DATA. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE TERRAIN AND HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

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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