ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369986
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| Date: | Thursday 18 August 1988 |
| Time: | 12:40 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B |
| Owner/operator: | Houston Helicopters, Inc. |
| Registration: | N16962 |
| MSN: | 236Z |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5871 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison A250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pearland, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE HELICOPTER WAS AT 300 FEET AGL, MAKING AN APPROACH AFTER A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT, WHEN THE ENGINE OVERTEMPED AND ENGINE POWER WAS LOST. DURING THE AUTOROTATION LANDING, THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN HARD. THE ACFT ENG BEGAN TO DECELERATE PRIOR TO AUTOROTATION WHEN THE ENG TEMP ROSE TO 1000 DEGREES. A FLARE WAS INITIATED TO SLOW THE FORWARD SPEED AND COLLECTIVE PITCH WAS APPLIED TO CUSHION THE LANDING.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW88LA153
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 20:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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