# Accident 19840226004579A: Bell UH1B, Amarillo, TX, February 26, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1984, 07:45 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6900° N, 101.8206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6900&lon=-101.8206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31213 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1B
- Reported engine: LYC T53L11D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,818 total, 550 in this make and model, 153 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840226004579A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED HEAVY SNOW LOW CEILING AND SEVERE WIND. ELECTED TO LAND BUT ENGINE FLAMED OUT. STRUCK GROUND SIDEWAYS.

## 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 FTW84LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA150), Feb 26, 1984: Bell UH-1B (N31213), Amarillo, TX, 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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