- Date
- June 3, 1987, 16:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Logan, UT
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N59624Bell 206B II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870603022399A
- Case key
- 17240
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt did not have authorizatoin from his employer to conduct the flight. The plt stated after the acc that he was on a LCL flt with the pax to view property. He cont to state that drng a rt turn the eng low rotor RPM warning sounded. The plt executed an autorotation and lndd hard in a hay field. The tail boom was severed by the main rotor blades. Post crash exam revealed no evidence of a mech malfuntion or failure of the acft or eng.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59624
- Reported as
- Bell 206B II
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1532
- Airframe hours
- 4,343
- Engine
- Allison A250-C20B, 250 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Reeder Flying Service, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Reeder Flying Service, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 29, 1987 · 64 hours before
- Departed
- LGU · Logan, UT
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 5,030 total · 3,550 in this make and model · 4,700 as pilot in command · 48 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LGU
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.