- Date
- April 30, 1984, 15:33 local (19:33 UTC)
- Place
- Boston, MA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3913WBell 206
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840430024749A
- Case key
- 35547
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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.
Analysis
After takeoff, the helicopter was climbing thru 200 to 300 ft AGL, at 50 to 60 KTS, when a partial loss of power occurred. This was followed immediately by a complete loss of power. The plt initiated an autorotation & landed in a railroad switching area where the main rotor blades & tail boom skids were damaged. An exam & ground run-up of the eng revealed no reason for the loss of power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3913W
- Reported as
- Bell 206
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 45670
- Airframe hours
- 561
- Engine
- Allison 250-C28B, 435 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- T.M.A. Helicopters
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 16, 1984 · 11 hours before
- Departed
- South Boston, MA
- Destination
- Quincy, MA
- Flight plan
- IFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 3,289 total · 318 in this make and model · 2,769 as pilot in command · 168 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 18 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.