# Accident 19831202059849A: Bell 206B3, Kooskia, ID, December 2, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1983, 11:40 local time
- Place: Kooskia, ID
- Airport: Fish Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 45.7999° N, 115.5103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7999&lon=-115.5103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49584 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,505 total, 3,600 in this make and model, 203 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831202059849A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING BLOWING SNOW CAUSED PILOT TO LOSE DEPTH PERCEPTION RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING.

## 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 SEA84LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA025), Dec 2, 1983: Bell 206-BIII (N49584), Kooskia, ID, 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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