# NTSB DEN82FTE06: Bell 206B, N3887Z, Colorado Spgs, CO, October 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1981
- Place: Colorado Spgs, CO · COLORADO SPGS, CO
- Location: 38.8339° N, 104.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado Springs, CO, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8339&lon=-104.8214&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 23, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123030
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82FTE06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTE06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3205  81/10/30   COLORADO SPGS,CO    BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 4006
        TIME - 1430                    N3887Z              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 610 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,CO                   COLORADO SPGS,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3887Z (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 19811030073459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811030073459A), Oct 30, 1981: Bell 206B1, Colorado Spring, CO, Substantial damage. Engine flame out flying in snow showers. Made autorotation landing. Rotors cutoff tail boom. Engine checked ok.

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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