# Accident 19960111000489A: Bell 206B, Pompano Beach, FL, January 11, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1996, 09:30 local time
- Place: Pompano Beach, FL
- Airport: Pompano Beach Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HTIS
- Location: 26.2306° N, 80.1292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2306&lon=-80.1292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33HF (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: 3,900 total, 400 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960111000489A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PULLED PITCH TO EARLY ON AUTOROTATION LANDING. LANDED BACK OF SKIDS PITCHED NOSE DOWN. ROTORS CHOPPED TAIL.

## 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 MIA96LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA061), Jan 11, 1996: Bell 206B (N33HF), Pompano Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER FLARE BY THE RATED STUDENT PILOT, AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.

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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