# Accident 19960201001169A: Bell 206B, Kamuela, HI, February 1, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1996, 12:40 local time
- Place: Kamuela, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EMDA
- Location: 19.9298° N, 155.7898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.9298&lon=-155.7898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90194, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90194-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,984 total, 5,714 in this make and model, 183 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960201001169A

## Narrative

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

FORCED HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING. ENGINE NOSE CASE NR1 BEARING FAILED. SIEZED. HAD PRIOR METAL IN OIL INCIDENTS.

## 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 LAX96LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA104), Feb 1, 1996: Bell 206BIII (N90194), Kamuela, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the nose case (No.1) bearing resulting in oil starvation.

## Other reports on N90194 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800423046439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800423046439I), Apr 23, 1980: Bell 206B (N90194), Kauai, HI. Aircraft encountered severe turbulence. Pilot lost control but managed to land successfully.

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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