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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 206L · November 19, 1998

Date
November 19, 1998 · 14:30 local
Phase of flight
Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
PBVA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N34CA
Reported as
Bell 206L
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total3,200 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Student pilot was practicing auto rotations in a Bell 206L helocopter and allowed the main rotor rmp to drop too low

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING AUTO ROTATIONS IN A BELL 206L HELOCOPTER AND ALLOWED THE MAIN ROTOR RMP TO DROP TOO LOW

Other reports on N34CA · 1

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