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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Culebran, Puerto Rico · September 22, 1995

Date
September 22, 1995 · 07:50 local
Place
Culebran, Puerto Rico
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2280N
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA95TA230
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Cruise 800FT over ocean. Tail rotor gear box separated. Removed maintenance prio. Gear box loose. Pitched. Rolled.

As the FAA filed it

CRUISE 800FT OVER OCEAN. TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX SEPARATED. REMOVED MAINTENANCE PRIO. GEAR BOX LOOSE. PITCHED. ROLLED.

NTSB investigation

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