Accident · 2005-07-13

NTSB case CHI05LA186 · Bell 206L-1 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2005-07-13
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Bell 206L-1 (N2756A)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during the intentional autorotation. The pilot's misjudgment of the touchdown flare leading to a hard landing was an additional cause. A contributing factor was the intentional autorotation.

Source: NTSB case CHI05LA186

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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