# Accident 19831203073809A: Bell 206B, Ft Morgan, CO, December 3, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1983, 13:00 local time
- Place: Ft Morgan, CO
- Airport: Ft Morgan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2596° N, 103.7903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2596&lon=-103.7903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1078V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1078V-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 6,140 in this make and model, 246 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831203073809A

## Narrative

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

BLOWING SNOW CAUSED WHITEOUT LANDING IN A FIELD DUE TO FOG. A SKID TOUCHED DURING HOVER CAUSED DYNAMIC 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 DEN84FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA038), Dec 3, 1983: Bell 206B (N1078V), Ft. Morgan, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1078V (1)

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

- [Accident 19930103000039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930103000039A), Jan 3, 1993: Bell 206B3 (N1078V), Ogden, UT, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Struck mountainside after entering clouds while maneuvering for ridge landing. Sigmets for mountain obscured.

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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