# Accident 19840430024749A: Bell 206L1, South Boston, MA, April 30, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1984, 15:33 local time
- Place: South Boston, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PLEA
- Location: 42.3334° N, 71.0495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3334&lon=-71.0495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3913W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3913W-1992-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,289 total, 318 in this make and model, 168 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840430024749A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED IN RAILROAD YARD. ENGINE RAN NORMAL ON POST ACCIDENT. CHECK.

## 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 NYC84LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA155), Apr 30, 1984: Bell 206 (N3913W), Boston, MA, 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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