# NTSB SEA92TL#03: Bell 206L-3, N911KP, Kent, WA, October 24, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Final report
- Date: October 24, 1991, 15:25 local (22:25 UTC)
- Place: Kent, WA
- Coordinates: 47.399375, -122.190261 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3994&lon=-122.1903&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Completed
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB case key (mKey): 42920
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA92TL#03
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/42920/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92TL%2303

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N911KP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N911KP), registered now, S/N 65-10061 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L-3
- Registry model: [Bell UH-1H](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1h) (registry code 1181407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Public aircraft, Public use
- Operator: King County Police Dept.
- Departed: BFI, SEATTLE, WA

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,100 ft overcast
- Temperature: 55 °F, dew point -0 °F

## 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 19911024048249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911024048249A), Oct 24, 1991: Bell 206L3, Kent, WA, Substantial damage. Test flight, checking autorotational RPM. Pilot failed to initiate proper recovery from auto rotation. Landed hard.

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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