# Accident 19930804027659A: Bell 206B, Pearland, TX, August 4, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1993, 14:00 local time
- Place: Pearland, TX
- Airport: Skyway Manor Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: YHHA
- Location: 29.5498° N, 95.2695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5498&lon=-95.2695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16814, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16814-2010-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930804027659A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW93LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA228), Aug 4, 1993: Bell 206B (N16814), Pearland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'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.

## Other reports on N16814 (2)

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

- [Accident 19980607012449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980607012449A), Jun 7, 1998: Bell 206B (N16814), Corpus Christi, TX, Substantial damage. Snapping sound on approach. Lost tailrotor control. Auto rotated hard ldg. Sread skids. Chopped tail broke shaft. (.4) the helicopter experienced a tail rotor…
- [Incident 19800125015859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800125015859I), Jan 25, 1980: Bell 206B (N16814), TX. During shutdown on oil platform worker walked into tail rotor sustaining, glancing blow to head.

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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