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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 230 · Albert Lea, MN · August 19, 1994

Date
August 19, 1994 · 15:20 local
Place
Albert Lea, MN
Airport
Albert Lea Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Settle With Power (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N230EM
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW94FA274
Reported as
Bell 230
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
144 in this make and model86 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Tried to land downwind. Entered settling with power. Impact caused damage and fire.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TO LAND DOWNWIND. ENTERED SETTLING WITH POWER. IMPACT CAUSED DAMAGE AND FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.