41.5242° N, 93.8838° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Booneville, IA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 14, 1983 · 17:30 local
Place
Booneville, IA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N2923W
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total1,200 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Chip light came on and power was lost. Autorotated into a cornfield. #2 bearing failed locked N1 & N2 together.
As the FAA filed it
CHIP LIGHT CAME ON AND POWER WAS LOST. AUTOROTATED INTO A CORNFIELD. #2 BEARING FAILED LOCKED N1 & N2 TOGETHER.