Bell 206L-1 N2109C
17 August 1984 · Medford, Minnesota, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 August 1984 at about 00:37 local time, a Bell 206L-1 registered N2109C was involved in an accident near Medford, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:37
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Medford, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206L-1
- Registration
- N2109C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Medford → Owantonna
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI84FA348
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 17 Sep 1984 | Bell 206L-1 | Somers, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1984 | Bell 206B | Somers, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 1984 | Cessna 152 | Lakeville, Minnesota, United States | Dagnon Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1984 | Aerospatiale SA-341G | Plymouth, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 18 Aug 1984 | Grumman G-164A | Rice, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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