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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Pearland, TX · August 4, 1993

Date: August 4, 1993 · 14:00 local
Place: Pearland, TX
Airport: Skyway Manor Airport
Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: YHHA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N16814
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW93LA228
Reported as: Bell 206B
Reported engine: Allison 250C20B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,000 total2,500 in this make and model74 in the last 90 days

N16814Registration cancelled Jun 14, 2010 · Bell 206BS/N 2229 · Built 1977 Airframe modelBell 206B Engine modelAllison 250 SER 250HPTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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Maintenance check flight after turbine replaced. Lost power. Autorotated. Rocked landing. Chopped tail. Dry bearing

As the FAA filed it

MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT AFTER TURBINE REPLACED. LOST POWER. AUTOROTATED. ROCKED LANDING. CHOPPED TAIL. DRY BEARING

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW93LA228Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPearland, TXPilot's failure to maintain proper rotor RPM, the delayed flare, and improper touchdown. Factors were total failure of the power turbine due to oil starvation to the #8 bearing assembly.Aug 4, 1993 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N16814 · 2

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

Accident 19980607012449AForced Landing · Corpus Christi, TXSnapping sound on approach. Lost tailrotor control. Auto rotated hard ldg. Sread skids. Chopped tail broke shaft. (.4) the helicopter experienced a tail rotor drive shaft failure while on final approach to landing. Approximately 45 to 50 feet AGL, the pilot…Jun 7, 1998 · Substantial damage Incident 19800125015859IRoll-Out (Rotorcraft) · TXDuring shutdown on oil platform worker walked into tail rotor sustaining, glancing blow to head.Jan 25, 1980