# Accident 19820307049539A: Bell 206B, Trenton, ND, March 7, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1982, 12:25 local time
- Place: Trenton, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 48.0803° N, 103.8399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0803&lon=-103.8399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16867, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16867-1984-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,538 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82DA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820307049539A

## Narrative

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

LOST ROTOR RPM. RELEASED SLING LOAD. CRASH LANDED. WORN GEARSHAFT SPLINES FAILED. CLOGGED FUEL NOZZEL.

## 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 DEN82DA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA040), Mar 7, 1982: Bell 206B III (N16867), Trenton, ND, substantial damage

## Other reports on N16867 (1)

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

- [Accident 19791228034199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791228034199A), Dec 28, 1979: Bell 206B (N16867), Thermopolis, WY, Substantial damage. Helicopter attempted takeoff with external load. Skid tangled in sagebrush. Rotor hit ground, etc.

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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