# Accident 19730322004689A: Bell 206A, Rimersburg, PA, March 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1973
- Place: Rimersburg, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Location: 41.0408° N, 79.5024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rimersburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0408&lon=-79.5024&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8030, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8030-1983-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206A (registry code 1181508, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,639 total, 405 in this make and model, 215 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73DGM21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DGM21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730322004689A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AFCT STRUCK GROUND HARD TAIL FIRST.OWNER REQUESTED PILOT TO DEMONSTRATE AUTOROTATION DSCNT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC73DGM21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DGM21), Mar 22, 1973: Bell 206A (N8030), Rimersburg, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8030 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800830039039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800830039039A), Aug 30, 1980: Bell 206A (N8030), Red Lodge, MT, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Lost control of helicopter in hover over a lake when windshield fogged up. Spun into lake. No flotation equipment.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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