# Accident 19820203004569A: Bell 206L, Indianapolis, IN, February 3, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1982, 03:25 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7297° N, 86.2906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7297&lon=-86.2906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2777B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26,465 total, 10 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820203004569A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER LOST POWER AND DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING STRUCK A SIGNPOST NEXT TO A HIGHWAY.

## 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 CHI82DA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA034), Feb 3, 1982: Bell 206L-1 (N2777B), Indianapolis, IN, 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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