# Accident 19820102000149A: Bell 206L1, Chamblee, GA, January 2, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1982, 18:37 local time
- Place: Chamblee, GA
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 33.9004° N, 84.3010° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9004&lon=-84.3010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5745Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5745Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,060 total, 326 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820102000149A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT DURING LANDING APPROACH AND TOUCHED DOWN HARD SHORT OF INTENDED LANDING SPOT.

## 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 ATL82DA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA027), Jan 2, 1982: Bell 206L-1 (N5745Y), Chamblee, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5745Y (1)

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

- [Accident 20120909021669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120909021669A), Sep 9, 2012: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (N5745Y), Grand Canyon, AZ, Substantial damage. 9/10/2012:Two asi's were dispatched to gcn to investigate an aircraft accident regarding an operators aircraft that reported an engine flameout while…

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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