# Accident 19961016032989A: Bell 206B3, Casper, WY, October 16, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1996, 16:00 local time
- Place: Casper, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BIGA
- Location: 41.1400° N, 104.7891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1400&lon=-104.7891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2762G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2762G-1996-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B-III (registry code 1181506, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961016032989A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA97LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA015), Oct 16, 1996: Bell 206B-3 (N2762G), Casper, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of power for undetermined reason(s). A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot was operating outside height/velocity curve parameters, when the loss of power occurred.

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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