# Accident 19831016056899A: Bell 206B, Paxson, AK, October 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1983, 17:45 local time
- Place: Paxson, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALBA
- Location: 63.6991° N, 144.8907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6991&lon=-144.8907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N215AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N215AL-1988-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,505 total, 697 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831016056899A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER SETTLED ON DOWNWIND TURN AFTER LIFTOFF. SKIDS CAUGHT IN SNOW. NOSED OVER. POSSIBLE RPM DECAY A FACTOR.

## 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 ANC84FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA008), Oct 17, 1983: Bell B-206B (N215AL), Paxson, AK, 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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