# Incident 19811011089269I: Bell 206L1, Scottsdale, AZ, October 11, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1981, 16:23 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5092° N, 111.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsdale, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5092&lon=-111.8990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3886J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3886J-1996-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,200 total, 75 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811011089269I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE PROBLEM EN ROUTE. MADE SAFE AUTOROTATION LANDING. BEARING FAILURE IN ENGINE GEAR BOX.

## Other reports on N3886J (1)

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

- [Accident 19950829026799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950829026799A), Aug 29, 1995: Bell 206L1 (N3886J), Johnsondale, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Struck wires during low altitude filming. Shook badly and spun into ground.

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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