Bell 206L-1 N1069Q

Summary

On 25 September 1988 at about 23:00 local time, a Bell 206L-1 registered N1069Q, operated by Bell Helicopter Corp., was involved in an accident near Fort Worth, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 September 1988 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Bhc Training Fac (NONE)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 206L-1

Registration

N1069Q

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Bell Helicopter Corp.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW88DPA10

Nobody was injured.

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

THE RATED HELICOPTER PILOT WAS UNDERGOING RECURRENT TRAINING WITH AN INSTRUCTOR AT A TRAINING FIELD. DURING A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION TO A LANDING, THE HELICOPTER WENT INTO A HIGH SINK RATE WITH A LOW MAIN ROTOR RPM. THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN HARD IN A TAIL LOW ATTITUDE. THE REAR PORTIONS OF THE SKIDS WERE DAMAGED, AND THE TAIL BOOM SEPARATED FROM THE HELICOPTER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.