# Incident 19981119031429I: Bell 206L, November 19, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1998, 14:30 local time
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PBVA
- Aircraft: N34CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34CA-2006-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L (registry code 1181522, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 3,200 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981119031429I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Accident 20040929022539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040929022539A), Sep 29, 2004: Bell 206L (N34CA), Belle Chasse, LA, Destroyed. (-23) The pilot pulled collective to slow helicopter, power decreased. Pilot looked at the gauges and noticed N2 and nr fell to 90%. Pilot ditched helicopter…

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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