# Accident 19950815028499A: Bell 206B, Immokalee, FL, August 15, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1995, 17:00 local time
- Place: Immokalee, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.4240° N, 81.4216° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Immokalee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4240&lon=-81.4216&mi=10
- Aircraft: N193JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N193JB-2001-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,387 total, 300 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950815028499A

## Narrative

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

HIGH OIL TEMP. LOUD POP. AUTOROTATED. ROCKED LANDING. CHOPPED TAIL. SHOP RAG WRAPPED ON TAIL SHAFT. BLOCKED COOLER.

## 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 MIA95LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA205), Aug 15, 1995: Bell 206B (N193JB), Immokalee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of the cyclic during a power-on autorotative landing (low flare), resulting in the ventral fin colliding with the ground.

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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