- Date
- August 3, 1987, 07:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Albuquerque, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5001QBell 206B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870803040789A
- Case key
- 17290
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During cruise flt a partial power failure occurred requiring a full emerg autorotative landing to be conducted to an uneven dirt area. Following touchdown the acft slid forward and the tail rose causing the main rotor to contact the tail boom severing the last three feet. There were no injuries and the acft sustained substantial damage. The power loss was due to a separation of the eng governor pyv valve causing the eng to decelerate to a below idle condition. No determination could be made as to the cause of the separation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5001Q
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 2413
- Airframe hours
- 3,296
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20B, 425 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Donald Ambabo
- Registered owner
- T.E. Mitchell And Sons, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 1, 1986 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- 4AC · Albuquerque, NM
- Airport
- 4AC · Coronado
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 10,025 total · 1,025 in this make and model · 8,200 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 40 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ABQ, 6 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.