# Accident 20000804014109A: Bell 206B, Manrengo, IL, August 4, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2000, 16:45 local time
- Place: Manrengo, IL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2398° N, 88.6005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2398&lon=-88.6005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7JR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000804014109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE PRACTICING EMERGENCY MANUEVERS IN PREPARATION FOR A CHECKRIDE. ROSE INITIATED TWO SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURES AT APPROX. 1500 AGL WITH POWER RECOVERIES AT THE BOTTOM (NON-TOUCHDOWN) THE THIRD SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE WAS AT AN ALTITUDE OF LESS THAN 50 FEET AGL. THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO LAND THE HELI AT THE BOTTOM WITH A POWER RECOVERY. INSUFFICIENT ROTOR RPM REMAINED AT THE BOTTOM TO SUSTAIN A CUSHION EFFECT. THE HELI IMPACTED THE FROUND WITH SUFFICIENT FORCE SO AS TO SEPARATE THE TAIL BOOM AND FLATTEN THE LANDING GEAR.

## 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 CHI00LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA250), Aug 4, 2000: Bell 206B (N7JR), Marengo, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the simulated autorotation performed by the pilot at too low an altitude and airspeed.

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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