# Accident 19831025055459A: Bell 206L3, Grand Canyon, AZ, October 25, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1983, 10:20 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Grand Canyon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0301° N, 112.0196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0301&lon=-112.0196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38903, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38903-2005-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,200 total, 103 in this make and model, 293 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831025055459A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWER LOSS. CHOPPED OFF TAIL BOOM ON AUTOROTATION LANDING.ENGINE CHECKED NORMAL. SEVERE DOWNDRAFTS IN AREA

## 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 LAX84FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA032), Oct 25, 1983: Bell 206L-3 (N38903), Grand Canyon, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N38903 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20000707009119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000707009119A), Jul 7, 2000: Bell 206L3 (N38903), Logan, UT, No damage. (-23) Aircraft departed Logan-cache airport fro a local flight. A person in the FBO observed the left rear door open as the aircraft departed. Several minutes…
- [Accident 19930807027911A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930807027911A), Aug 7, 1993: Bell 206L3 (N38903), Tusayan, AZ, Destroyed. During hover taxi to helilpad rotors struck idling rotor of N444CR waiting takeoff from its pad. Narrow taxi lane.

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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