# Accident 19940325006599A: Bell 206L, Orlando, FL, March 25, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1994, 12:42 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4494° N, 81.4705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4494&lon=-81.4705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16705, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16705-2012-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L (registry code 1181522, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,366 total, 1,476 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940325006599A

## Narrative

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

N2 TURBINE OVERSPEED REPORTED. BEGAN TO LAND. ENGINE QUIT TOO LOW FOR AUTOROTATION. CRASHED. NO ANOMALIES FOUND.

## 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 MIA94LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA100), Mar 25, 1994: Bell 206L (N16705), Orlando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO CROSS-CHECK A FAULTY ENGINE SPEED INDICATION WITH OTHER ENGINE PERFORMANCE INDICATIONS TO VERIFY WHETHER AN ENGINE MALFUNCTION HAD ACTUALLY OCCURRED, AND HIS FAILURE TO…

## Other reports on N16705 (2)

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

- [Incident 19820326021429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820326021429I), Mar 26, 1982: Bell 206L (N16705), Leeville, LA, Minor damage. Takeoff aborted when check pilot had no antitorque control when lifting to a hover.
- [Incident 19811022082599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811022082599I), Oct 22, 1981: Bell 206L (N16705), Ship Shoal Bloc, LA, Minor damage. Tailrotor blades struck safety fence on drilling tender helipad.

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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