# Accident 19931210046939A: Bell 206B3, Flagstaff, AZ, December 10, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1993, 17:00 local time
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2899° N, 111.3209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2899&lon=-111.3209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2773R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2773R) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 800 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931210046939A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE OUT AND HORN . N2 DECREASING AUTOROTATED TO ROUGH AREA. ROLLED OVER. N1 TACH GENERATOR FOUND DEFECTIVE.

## 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 LAX94LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA075), Dec 11, 1993: Bell 206B-III (N2773R), Flagstaff, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper initiation of an emergency autorotation into unsuitable terrain and subsequent hard landing and rollover. A false annunciator indication, a failure of the N1 tach generator, the…

## Other reports on N2773R (1)

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

- [Incident 19820911069779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820911069779I), Sep 11, 1982: Bell 206B (N2773R), Forty Fort, PA. Pilot blacked out at controls of airplane. Pilot passenger regained control until helicopter pilot recovered to land

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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