# Accident 20050712016929A: Bell 206B, San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 12, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2005, 12:00 local time
- Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Isla Grande Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4617° N, 66.1078° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4617&lon=-66.1078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27VT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27VT-2013-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,900 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050712016929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE RELOCATING FROM NORTH RAMP TO SOUTH RAMP OF AIRPORT FOR FUELING, HELICOPTER PILOT REPORTED FUEL BOOST PUMPS, ENGINE LOW RPM AND ENGINE OUT WARNING LIGHTS INDICATION "ON", PERFORMING AN AUTOROTATION ON THE SOUTH TAXIWAY. HELICOPTER TAILBOOM BROKE AND SEPARATED FROM MAIN FUSELAGE.

## 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 MIA05CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA134), Jul 12, 2005: Bell 206B (N27VT), San Juan, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate preflight/planning by the pilot for his initiation of the flight with inadequate fuel supply, and his failure to maintain main rotor rpm following a total loss of engine power due to…

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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