# Accident 19960301004449A: Bell 206L4, Chiefland, FL, March 1, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1996, 15:15 local time
- Place: Chiefland, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4694° N, 82.8596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4694&lon=-82.8596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6248X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L4
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,600 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960301004449A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. AUTOROTATED TO CLEARING. ROCKED LANDING. ROTORS CHOPPED TAILBOOM. NO ANOMALIES FOUND.

## 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 MIA96LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA088), Mar 1, 1996: Bell 206L4 (N6248X), Chiefland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper cyclic and collective input by the pilot-in-command resulting in the hard landing during the autorotative landing. Contributing to the accident was the total loss of engine power due to…

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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