# Accident 19930617019689A: Bell 206B3, Annette Bay, AK, June 17, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1993, 18:00 local time
- Place: Annette Bay, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ZRHL
- Location: 55.6107° N, 131.5804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6107&lon=-131.5804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21424, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21424-1995-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,493 total, 2,380 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930617019689A

## Narrative

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

LOST TAIL ROTOR CONTROL ON LANDING APPROACH. TAIL HIT LOG DURING SPIN AND LANDING. TAILROTOR DRIVE SHAFT FAILED.

## 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 ANC93LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA095), Jun 18, 1993: Bell B-3 (N21424), Annette Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT COUPLING AND THE INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AFTER THE FIRST TAIL ROTOR STRIKE.

## Other reports on N21424 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19921110051049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921110051049A), Nov 10, 1992: Bell 206B3 (N21424), Elf Point Camp, AK, Substantial damage. Long line caught on a stump during landing approach. Pilot had neglected to ascertain line was attached.

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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