# Accident 19831202059719A: Bell 205A1, Cokeville, WY, December 2, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1983, 10:45 local time
- Place: Cokeville, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0796° N, 110.9501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0796&lon=-110.9501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1084N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 205A1
- Reported engine: LYC T5313B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,361 total, 5,011 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831202059719A

## Narrative

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

LOST VISUAL REFERENCE WHILE LANDING ON A SNOW COVERED AREA. DOWNWASH AND SNOW SHOWER CAUSED WHITEOUT AND ROLLOVER.

## 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 DEN84LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA036), Dec 2, 1983: Bell 205A-1 (N1084N), Cokeville, WY, 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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