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MIA91LA229

1991-07-08 · VERO BEACH, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport VRB

Current FAA registration · N333FC

Make / Model
BELL 206B
Year of manufacture
1975 · 16 years old at event
Engine
ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20 (400 hp)
Seats / Engines
5 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20160429
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A3A174

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER DESCENT RATE RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING.

Factual narrative

THE HELICOPTER WAS 4 MILES WEST OF AN ARPT WHEN THE FUEL PUMP WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS. THE PLT LANDED HARD RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE TAILBOOM. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_MIA91LA229.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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