# Accident 19831020055009A: Bell 206B3, Mcadams, MS, October 20, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1983, 14:45 local time
- Place: Mcadams, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0501° N, 89.5799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0501&lon=-89.5799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2183P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,254 total, 234 in this make and model, 176 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831020055009A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING AUTOROTATION AFTER ENGINE QUIT FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 ATL84LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA025), Oct 20, 1983: Bell 206B (N2183P), Nr. Mcadams, MS, 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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