19951031045079I

Incident

FAA incident report · Bell 206B · Dunsmuir, CA · October 31, 1995

Date: October 31, 1995 · 14:45 local
Place: Dunsmuir, CA
Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N3191A
Reported as: Bell 206B
Reported engine: Allison 250C20B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,300 total625 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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.

Narrative: on October 31, 1995, at 1445 pdst, N3191A, a Bell 206B, registered to dennis jeff, made a successful power-off auto rotation to the ground on an off ramp on interstate 5, near Dunsmuir, CA. Aircraft engine chip detector light illuminated, engine flamed out and helicopter made a power-off auto rotation to the ground. No pilot deviation was involved. Further investigation revealed that the engine actually seized up.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 31, 1995, AT 1445 PDST, N3191A, A BELL 206B, REGISTERED TO DENNIS JEFF, MADE A SUCCESSFUL POWER-OFF AUTO ROTATION TO THE GROUND ON AN OFF RAMP ON INTERSTATE 5, NEAR DUNSMUIR, CA. AIRCRAFT ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, ENGINE FLAMED OUT AND HELICOPTER MADE A POWER-OFF AUTO ROTATION TO THE GROUND. NO PILOT DEVIATION WAS INVOLVED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE ACTUALLY SEIZED UP.