# Accident 19820117001049A: Bell 206B, Centerville, AL, January 17, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1982, 09:30 local time
- Place: Centerville, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9490° N, 87.1305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9490&lon=-87.1305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N203AL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,412 total, 959 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820117001049A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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 ATL82DA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA036), Jan 17, 1982: Bell 206B (N203AL), Centerville, AL, substantial damage

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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