- Date
- August 30, 1982, 12:07 local (19:07 UTC)
- Place
- Colorado City, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2296YBell 206B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820830042649A
- Case key
- 70301
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Forced landing
Emergency procedure - simulated
Loss of engine power
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Fuel system,fuel control - incorrect
Hard landing
Autorotation - improper
Flare - not possible
Analysis
The pilot was demonstrating an autorotation to a company offical. During the flare, when power was applied, the engine did not respond and a hard landing was made. The bendix fuel control was found to be out of limits at certain test points.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2296Y
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 3590
- Airframe hours
- 333
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20J, 317 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Energy Fuel Nuclear, Inc.
- Registered owner
- The Helicopter Company
- Departed
- Hurricane Valle, AZ
- Destination
- Kanab, UT
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter, Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 5,970 total · 675 in this make and model · 4,690 as pilot in command · 190 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 183 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.