MEDFORD, MN, USA
N2109C
Bell 206L-1
PLT STATED ENGINE FAILED DURING CRUISE AT AN ALT OF 500 TO 700 FT AGL. AUTOROTATION WAS ATTEMPTED. WITH COLLECTIVE FULL DOWN ROTOR RPM CONTINUED TO DECREASE WHILE THE PLT MAINTAINED 60 TO 70 KTS IN A DESCENT. ACFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH 40 TO 50 KTS FORWARD SPEED. ACFT SLID APRX 100 FT AND ROLLED OVER TO THE LEFT. THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED AND NO EVIDENCE OF A PREIMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. PLT RECEIVED TRANSITION TRAINING FOR THIS ACFT IN OCTOBER 1982. AT THAT TIME IT WAS RECOMMENDED THE PLT RETURN FOR PROFICIENCY TRAINING IN 6 MONTHS. NO RECORD OF HAVING OBTAINED THIS TRAINING WAS FOUND.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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