# Incident 19951031045079I: Bell 206B, Dunsmuir, CA, October 31, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1995, 14:45 local time
- Place: Dunsmuir, CA
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2305° N, 122.2692° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dunsmuir, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2305&lon=-122.2692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3191A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total, 625 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951031045079I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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