# Incident 19840522049019I: Bell 205A1, Raybrook, NY, May 22, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1984, 09:15 local time
- Place: Raybrook, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 44.3000° N, 74.0854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ray Brook, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3000&lon=-74.0854&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2969W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2969W-1990-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 205A-1 (registry code 1181414, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 205A1
- Reported engine: LYC T5313B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840522049019I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF. AUTOROTATION LANDING. PRELIMINARY INDICATION NR 1 ENGINE BEARING HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N2969W (1)

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

- [Accident 19750903028549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750903028549A), Sep 3, 1975: Bell 205A1 (N2969W), Byron, CA, Substantial damage. Hit pwr pole.

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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