# Accident 19830224005439A: Bell 206L3, Peach Springs, AZ, February 24, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1983, 13:30 local time
- Place: Peach Springs, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6406° N, 113.6106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6406&lon=-113.6106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3898Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3898Y-2002-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C30 series (registry code 03015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30P
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,187 total, 276 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830224005439A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR SHAFT ASSEMBLY FAILURE OCCURRED IN HOVER AFTER LIFTOFF. HELICOPTER HIT IN AN UNCONTROLLABLE RIGHT TURN.

## 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 LAX83LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA117), Feb 24, 1983: Bell BH 206-L111 (N3898Y), Peach Springs, AZ, 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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