# Accident 19830905046469A: Bell 205A1, Elk Rock, WA, September 5, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1983, 13:10 local time
- Place: Elk Rock, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3102° N, 122.6905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3102&lon=-122.6905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58034, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58034-1989-09-01) (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: 2,677 total, 1,174 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830905046469A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING AUTOROTATION EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER POWER FAILURE.

## 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 SEA83FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA198), Sep 5, 1983: Bell 205A-1 (N58034), Elk Rock, WA, destroyed

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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