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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Lake Powell, UT · July 26, 1993

Date
July 26, 1993 · 06:30 local
Place
Lake Powell, UT
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N502AH
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA93LA161
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,876 total1,212 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Reported power loss on low speed pullup from filming jetski. Entered autorotation. Landed upright. Sank into lake.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED POWER LOSS ON LOW SPEED PULLUP FROM FILMING JETSKI. ENTERED AUTOROTATION. LANDED UPRIGHT. SANK INTO LAKE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.