# Accident 19840406016329A: Bell 206B, Farmington, NM, April 6, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1984, 16:14 local time
- Place: Farmington, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7491° N, 108.1801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7491&lon=-108.1801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5743H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5743H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20 (registry code 54178, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840406016329A

## Narrative

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

LOOSE B NUT ON FUEL LINE CAUSED AIR TO ENTER FUEL SYSTEM AND A POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF. NO TIME TO ENTER AUTOROTATION

## 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 DEN84LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA124), Apr 6, 1984: Bell 206B (N5743H), Farmington, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5743H (1)

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

- [Incident 19891212061929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891212061929I), Dec 12, 1989: Bell 206B (N5743H), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Engine started with helicopter on towing wheels. Pilot forgot wheels and tailboom swung hitting a parked vehicle.

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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