# Accident 19940819022279A: Bell 230, Albert Lea, MN, August 19, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1994, 15:20 local time
- Place: Albert Lea, MN
- Airport: Albert Lea Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Settle With Power (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6491° N, 93.3596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6491&lon=-93.3596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N230EM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N230EM-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 230 (registry code 1182149, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-230) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C30 series (registry code 03015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 230
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 144 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94FA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940819022279A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW94FA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA274), Aug 19, 1994: Bell 230 (N230EM), Albert Lea, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO EXECUTE THE PROPER APPROACH AND THE ENSUING SETTLING WITH POWER. FACTORS WERE THE TAILWIND, AND THE CONGESTION AROUND THE AIRPORT.

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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