# Accident 19830606025349A: Bell 205A1, Randle, WA, June 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1983, 08:00 local time
- Place: Randle, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 46.4709° N, 121.8192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4709&lon=-121.8192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98HJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98HJ-1983-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 205A-1 (registry code 1181414, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 205A1
- Reported engine: LYC T5313B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830606025349A

## Narrative

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

SPRAGUE CLUTCH DISINTEGRATED AFTER DROPPING LOAD. TOO LOW FOR FULL AUTOROTATION. MADE UPRIGHT SEVERE GROUND 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 SEA83LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA119), Jun 6, 1983: Bell 205A-1 (N98HJ), Near Randle, WA, 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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