# Accident 19971216039119A: Bell 206L3, Idaho Falls, ID, December 16, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1997, 14:15 local time
- Place: Idaho Falls, ID
- Airport: Fanning Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4291° N, 111.8892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4291&lon=-111.8892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N206LT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N206LT-2014-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,400 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971216039119A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER DEPARTING ON FERRY FLIGHT. AUTOROTATED INTO ROUGH TERRAIN NO DEFECTS NOTED SAT IDLE FOR 2 MONTHS. (-23) SEE ATTACHED. NO ATTACHMENT.

## 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 SEA98LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA024), Dec 16, 1997: Bell 206L (N206LT), Idaho Falls, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s). A factor relating to the accident included a dirt berm/ridge in the field where the pilot executed the forced landing.

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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