Event MIA91LA229

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

Registry · N333FC

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BELL 206B

Year of manufacture

1975 · 16 years old at event

TCDS

H2SW · BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA LTD

Engine

ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20 (400 hp)

Seats / Engines

5 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20160429

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A3A174

Registrant of record

GOLDEN RANCH AVIATION INC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N333FC Bell 206B None

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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