N52BH
Registered owner: NIPPER TROY R, TX (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
Accident · 1998-09-12 Unresolved
Bell 206B-3 No injuries Part 91 — operator not named in the NTSB record
Source: NTSB case CHI98TA354Maintenance disclosures
Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.
1 report on file, 1998-09-12.
PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS · 1998-09-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7323
Source: SDR 98ZZZX4739Part: GOVERNOR — FAILED (ENGINE)
WHILE PERFORMING FIRE FIGHTING FOR DNR, PILOT FILLED BUCKET AND STARTED CLIMB, ENGINE LOST POWER. PILOT DUMPED WATER WHICH BROUGHT ROTOR POWER-UP. PILOT WAS ABLE TO GET HELICOPTER TO SHORE. HELICOPTER AUTOROTATED AND STRUCK METAL TREE STAKE DAMAGING TAIL ROTOR, DRIVESHAFT, AND TAIL SECTION.