# Accident 19831229075519A: Bell 206L1, Wasilla, AK, December 29, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1983, 07:30 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALBA
- Location: 61.5785° N, 149.4763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wasilla, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5785&lon=-149.4763&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1078N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1078N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 317HP (registry code 03011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-317hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 2,415 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831229075519A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMBOUT. HARD LANDING SEVERED TAILBOOM. FIRST STAGE TURBINE WHEEL HAD FAILED FROM HOT STARTS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N1078N (2)

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

- [Incident 19901120060889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901120060889I), Nov 20, 1990: Bell 206L1 (N1078N), Gulf Of Mexico, LA, Minor damage. Pilot struck tv antenna with tail rotor on short final to offshore heliport. Landed safely.
- [Accident 19840516024819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840516024819A), May 16, 1984: Bell 206L1 (N1078N), Mt Mckinley Vil, AK, Substantial damage. Engine flamed out. Made a hard auto rotation landing to reach the strip. Both fuel line poppet valves jammed closed

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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