# Accident 19940327006799A: Bell 206B, Belen, NM, March 27, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1994, 14:20 local time
- Place: Belen, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PBKA
- Location: 34.6501° N, 106.7703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6501&lon=-106.7703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2779B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2779B-2005-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,366 total, 186 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940327006799A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. MADE HARD LANDING. DAMAGED SKIDS. FUSELAGE. ROTORS CHOPPED OFF TAILBOOM P3 LINE LEAKING.

## 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 FTW94LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA110), Mar 27, 1994: Bell 206B (N2779B), Belen, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE HARD LANDING DUE TO A DELAYED FLARE AND IMPROPER TOUCHDOWN. A FACTOR WAS THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

## Other reports on N2779B (1)

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

- [Accident 20020627013869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020627013869A), Jun 27, 2002: Bell 206B (N2779B), Raton, NM, No damage, 2 fatal. (.19) On June 27, 2002, at 0758 mountain daylight time, a Bell 206BIII helicopter, N2779B, was destroyed following impact with transmission lines while…

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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