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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B3 · Casper, WY · October 16, 1996

Date
October 16, 1996 · 16:00 local
Place
Casper, WY
Phase of flight
Scud Running
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
BIGA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2762G
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA97LA015
Reported as
Bell 206B3
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
23,000 total400 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine flameout. Autorotated to road. Right skid broke on slide on landing. Rotor decay. Too low and slow.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FLAMEOUT. AUTOROTATED TO ROAD. RIGHT SKID BROKE ON SLIDE ON LANDING. ROTOR DECAY. TOO LOW AND SLOW.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.