# Incident 19840326013349I: Bell 204B, Batavia, NY, March 26, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1984, 16:44 local time
- Place: Batavia, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9986° N, 78.1808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Batavia, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9986&lon=-78.1808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N600 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 204B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840326013349I

## Narrative

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

BEGAN TO SETTLE ON FLOATS ON LANDING.LIFTED OFF. LANDED ON PILE OF SAND TO PREVENT ROLLOVER. REAR MAIN STRUT BROKEN

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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