# Accident 19840128004379A: Bell 206L, Camarillo, CA, January 28, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1984, 08:10 local time
- Place: Camarillo, CA
- Airport: Camarillo
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2309° N, 119.0695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2309&lon=-119.0695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2045U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840128004379A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT HAD BEEN DRINKING. ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF TO SHOW FRIENDS HE COULD FLY. HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER AND TORE APART.

## 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 LAX84LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA172), Jan 28, 1984: Bell 206L-1 (N2045U), Camarillo, CA, destroyed

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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