# Accident 19960823024289A: Bell 206B, Greybull, WY, August 23, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1996, 14:35 local time
- Place: Greybull, WY
- Airport: South Big Horn County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4892° N, 108.0497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4892&lon=-108.0497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N206FT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N206FT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20R2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,101 total, 1,252 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960823024289A

## Narrative

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

DEMO AUTOROTATIONS. FLARED FOR POWER RECOVERY. HORN AND LIGHT. PITCH CHANGED TOO SOON. ROTORS CHOPPED TAILBOOM.

## 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 SEA96LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA205), Aug 23, 1996: Bell 206B (N206FT), Greybull, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged recovery (remedial action) from a simulated autorotation demonstration.

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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