# Incident 19810727061219I: Bell 206B, Copper Center, AK, July 27, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1981, 14:40 local time
- Place: Copper Center, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 62.0081° N, 145.3927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Copper Center, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0081&lon=-145.3927&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86TA-2019-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,959 total, 3,711 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810727061219I

## Narrative

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

LANDED OFF AIRPORT DUE TO SHORT SHAFT IN DRIVE COUPLING FAILED.

## Other reports on N86TA (2)

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

- [Accident 20150310003009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150310003009A), Mar 10, 2015: Bell 206B (N86TA), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot was in a hover over the knik glacier. Pilot was flying by himself from left seat. Pilot lost track of rotor RPM while concentrating on correcting N2, and…
- [Accident 19971015031299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971015031299A), Oct 15, 1997: Bell 206B (N86TA), Sutton, AK, Substantial damage. External load line became entangled in tail rotor during landing hover landed hard. Failed drop long line. (.4)the helicopter was being landed after completion…

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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