# Incident 19960811026849I: Bell 206L3, Phoenix, AZ, August 11, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1996, 09:00 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix-Deer Valley Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: XW9A
- Location: 33.6883° N, 112.0826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHOENIX DEER VALLEY (DVT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6883&lon=-112.0826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3178L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,580 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960811026849I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PERFORMING MAINTENANCE RUNUP FOR TRACK AND BALANCE START WAS NORMAL. AFTER RPM WAS INCREASED TO 100% LOUD BANG AND SHARP VIBRATION WAS NOTED.. AIRCRAFT WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN, ROTOR BRAKE APPLIED. AFTER EXITING AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO PITCH CHANGE TUBES AND TAIL BOOM.

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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