# Accident 19830826044339A: Bell 206L1, Tucker, UT, August 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1983, 15:19 local time
- Place: Tucker, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5708° N, 110.7993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5708&lon=-110.7993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3900B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3900B-2012-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,061 total, 221 in this make and model, 232 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830826044339A

## Narrative

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

BLINDED BY DUST AND SUN ON LANDING HOVER PILOT PULLED UP TO REPOSITION. DRIFTED INTO TREES DURING HOVERING 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 DEN83LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA200), Aug 26, 1983: Bell 206L-1 (N3900B), Tucker, UT, 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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