# NTSB FTW74FQG23: Bell 206B, N58090, Sunray, TX, October 21, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1973
- Place: Sunray, TX · SUNRAY, TX
- Location: 36.0184° N, 101.8245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sunray, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0184&lon=-101.8245&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188307
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FQG23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FQG23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3200  73/10/21   SUNRAY,TEX          BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 2044
        TIME - 1700                    N58090              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1250 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNRAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMARILLO,TEX                COLDWATER RANCH,TEX
        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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND.PLT EXPD A SLIGHT TORQUE AND THEN ENG OUT LIGHT AND BEEPER CAME ON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N58090](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58090-1976-01-09), registration cancelled 1976-01-09, S/N 1032 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sunray

## 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 19731021035769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731021035769A), Oct 21, 1973: Bell 206B, Sunray, TX, Substantial damage. No eng malfunction found. Plt expd a slight torque and then eng out light and beeper came on.

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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