# Accident 19840326009059A: Bell 206B, Alpine, WY, March 26, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1984, 11:05 local time
- Place: Alpine, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1607° N, 111.0109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1607&lon=-111.0109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2228W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2228W-2001-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,261 total, 1,235 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840326009059A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES HEATER CORD NOT DISCONNECTED PRIOR TO LIFTOFF. ATTACHED CORD DRAG WHICH BROKE AND WHITEOUT WERE FACTORS

## 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 DEN84LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA117), Mar 26, 1984: Bell 206B (N2228W), Alpine, WY, 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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