# Accident 19840516024819A: Bell 206L1, Mt Mckinley Vil, AK, May 16, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1984, 10:55 local time
- Place: Mt Mckinley Vil, AK
- Airport: Denali
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALBA
- Location: 63.7795° N, 148.5198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.7795&lon=-148.5198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1078N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1078N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 317HP (registry code 03011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-317hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,328 total, 37 in this make and model, 97 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840516024819A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FLAMED OUT. MADE A HARD AUTO ROTATION LANDING TO REACH THE STRIP. BOTH FUEL LINE POPPET VALVES JAMMED CLOSED

## 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 ANC84LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA071), May 16, 1984: Bell 206L-1 (N1078N), Mt Mckinley Vil, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1078N (2)

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

- [Incident 19901120060889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901120060889I), Nov 20, 1990: Bell 206L1 (N1078N), Gulf Of Mexico, LA, Minor damage. Pilot struck tv antenna with tail rotor on short final to offshore heliport. Landed safely.
- [Accident 19831229075519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831229075519A), Dec 29, 1983: Bell 206L1 (N1078N), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. Engine failed on climbout. Hard landing severed tailboom. First stage turbine wheel had failed from hot starts.

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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