# Accident 19940227002969A: Bell 206B, Agua Dulce, CA, February 27, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1994, 11:00 local time
- Place: Agua Dulce, CA
- Airport: Agua Dulce Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HEPA
- Location: 34.4296° N, 118.5102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4296&lon=-118.5102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50PE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,143 total, 348 in this make and model, 189 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940227002969A

## Narrative

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

AUTOROTATION TO HOVER. SKIDS DUG IN SOFT DIRT. NOSED DOWN. ROTORS CHOPPED OFF TAILBOOM. SLID 5 FT FORWARD IN HOVER.

## 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 LAX94LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA139), Feb 27, 1994: Bell 206B (N50PE), Agua Dulce, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE CFI'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TO DEMONSTRATE A SIMULATED AUTOROTATION. THE SOFT TERRAIN WAS A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT.

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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