# Accident 19830106000459A: Bell 206B, Sula, MT, January 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1983, 10:20 local time
- Place: Sula, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8695° N, 113.7495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8695&lon=-113.7495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55LW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55LW-2013-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830106000459A

## Narrative

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

ON COYOTE HUNT POSSIBLE FLAME OUT FLYING IN HEAVY SNOW. AUTO RELIGHT INOP. ALLOWED ROTOR RPM DECAY PRIOR TO IMPACT.

## 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 DEN83FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA045), Jan 6, 1983: Bell 206B III (N55LW), Sula, MT, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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