ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 372499
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Date: | Monday 3 August 1987 |
Time: | 07:30 LT |
Type: | Bell 206B |
Owner/operator: | Donald Ambabo |
Registration: | N5001Q |
MSN: | 2413 |
Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3296 hours |
Engine model: | Allison 250-C20B |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Albuquerque, NM -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Executive |
Departure airport: | Albuquerque, NM |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:DURING CRUISE FLT A PARTIAL POWER FAILURE OCCURRED REQUIRING A FULL EMERG AUTOROTATIVE LANDING TO BE CONDUCTED TO AN UNEVEN DIRT AREA. FOLLOWING TOUCHDOWN THE ACFT SLID FORWARD AND THE TAIL ROSE CAUSING THE MAIN ROTOR TO CONTACT THE TAIL BOOM SEVERING THE LAST THREE FEET. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE ACFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE POWER LOSS WAS DUE TO A SEPARATION OF THE ENG GOVERNOR PYV VALVE CAUSING THE ENG TO DECELERATE TO A BELOW IDLE CONDITION. NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE SEPARATION.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | DEN87LA206 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 3 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB DEN87LA206
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