# Accident 19840614026309A: Bell 206L1, Whittier, AK, June 14, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1984, 14:10 local time
- Place: Whittier, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALBA
- Location: 61.2210° N, 149.8502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2210&lon=-149.8502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5751Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,180 total, 310 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840614026309A

## Narrative

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

VERTICAL TAKEOFF, BLADE STALL TRANSITIONING TO FORWARD FLIGHT. ROTOR RPMS DROPPED, SETTLED TO GROUND.

## 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 ANC84FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA091), Jun 14, 1984: Bell 206L-1 (N5751Q), Whittier, AK, 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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