Bell 206B N5001Q
3 August 1987 · Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 August 1987 at about 13:30 local time, a Bell 206B registered N5001Q, operated by Donald Ambabo, was involved in an accident near Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Coronado (4AC)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N5001Q
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Donald Ambabo
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Albuquerque → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN87LA206
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB 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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 1987 | Bell 206B | Austin, Texas, United States | Omni Flight, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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| 19 Nov 1987 | Bell 206B III | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Aero West Management Services | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1987 | Bell 206L-1 | Pollockville, North Carolina, United States | Omniflight Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 10 Dec 1987 | Bell 206L-3 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | Central Flying Service | Unknown | - |
| 19 Nov 1987 | Bell 206L-3 | Rialto, California, United States | William Lyon Company | Serious injuries | - |
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