39.0483° N, 95.6780° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Topeka, KS, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 5, 1993 · 11:30 local
Place
Topeka, KS
Airport
Forbes Field
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
DFMA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1075P
Reported as
Bell 206L1
Reported engine
Allison 250C28B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,879 total1,500 in this make and model60 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.
Aircraft in cruise flight had engine quit. Made successful autorotation landing.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT IN CRUISE FLIGHT HAD ENGINE QUIT. MADE SUCCESSFUL AUTOROTATION LANDING.