- Date
- June 10, 1987, 18:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place
- Winter Haven, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3177LBell 206L-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870610019959A
- Case key
- 31764
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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.
Loss of engine power(partial) - nonmechanical
Turboshaft engine - loss,partialCause
Turboshaft engine - undeterminedCause
Forced landing
Hard landing
Analysis
The pilot stated that on short final approach the engine began surging and losing power. He attempted to stretch the glide and the aircraft landed hard, short of the intended point of touchdown. The engine was removed, examined, partially disassembled and test run. No reason for the power loss could be determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3177L
- Reported as
- Bell 206L-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 45771
- Airframe hours
- 863
- Engine
- Allison 250-C28B, 300 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Operator
- All American Helicopters
- Registered owner
- All Amerrican Helicopters Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 26, 1987 · 74 hours before
- Airport
- GIF · Polk
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 4,851 total · 1,500 in this make and model · 4,207 as pilot in command · 102 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAL, 21 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.