# Accident 20080427836699A: Bell 206B, Murrieta/Temec, CA, April 27, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2008, 14:30 local time
- Place: Murrieta/Temec, CA
- Airport: French Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5711° N, 117.1283° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5711&lon=-117.1283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N526DL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,275 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080427836699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE HELICOPTER HIT THE TARMAC HARD DURING A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. DAMAGE CONSISTED OF A NICKED MAIN ROTOR, DRIVE SHAFT COVER DAMAGE, AND TORQUED TAIL BOOM.

## 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 SEA08CA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA124), Apr 27, 2008: Bell 206B (N526DL), Murietta, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate supervision and delayed remedial action. A contributing factor to the accident was the dual student's improper flare.

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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