# Accident 19980425007729A: Bell 206L1, Orlando, FL, April 25, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1998, 15:30 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: UVRA
- Location: 28.5608° N, 81.3505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5608&lon=-81.3505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60WJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60WJ-2016-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,790 total, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980425007729A

## Narrative

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

AFTER DUAL SESSION FOUND TAIL ROTOR DAMAGE FROM MAIN ROTOR STRIKE.

## 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 MIA98LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA148), Apr 25, 1998: Bell 206L-1 (N60WJ), Orlando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the flight crew to maintain main rotor RPM during a landing touchdown, which resulted in the main rotor blades contacting the tailboom.

## Other reports on N60WJ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950809027139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950809027139I), Aug 9, 1995: Bell 206L1 (N60WJ), Orlando, FL. Engine overspeed condition. Returned. Made run on landing. Maintenance forgot to install bushings in collective.

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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