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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 206B-III · Farmington Hill, MI · January 22, 2010

Date
January 22, 2010 · 08:10 local
Place
Farmington Hill, MI
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
DDZA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2BQ
Reported as
Bell 206B-III
Reported engine
Allison/Rr 250-C20
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
17,000 total14,300 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

In cruise flight, PIC heard noise, felt vibration ( approx 2 seconds), then total engine failure with associated light and aural warnings. PIC initiated autorotation to a successful landing. Personnel departed aircraft. No injuries involved.

As the FAA filed it

IN CRUISE FLIGHT, PIC HEARD NOISE, FELT VIBRATION ( APPROX 2 SECONDS), THEN TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE WITH ASSOCIATED LIGHT AND AURAL WARNINGS. PIC INITIATED AUTOROTATION TO A SUCCESSFUL LANDING. PERSONNEL DEPARTED AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES INVOLVED.