# NTSB DEN81FTC08: Bell 206B, N6238N, Kenmerer, WY, February 10, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1981
- Place: Kenmerer, WY · KENMERER, WY
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126562
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTC08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTC08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3468  81/2/10    KENMERER,WY         BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1200                    N6238N              PX-  0  0  0  MAPPING/PHOTO             31, 4432 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KENMERER,WY                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TEMPERATURE TOO LOW
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     320
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           25                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- FUEL ANALYSIS RPT STTD FUEL WOULD HAVE CAUSED OP DIFFICULTIES TEMPS BLO -7DEG.WIT RPRTD -20DEG AM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6238N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810210003439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810210003439A), Feb 10, 1981: Bell 206B, Kemmerer, WY, Substantial damage. Lost power en route. Hard autorotative landing severed tail boom. Found fuel nozzles clogged from improper fuel..

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.

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