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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206L1 · Loiza, Puerto Rico · June 27, 1984

Date
June 27, 1984 · 18:05 local
Place
Loiza, Puerto Rico
Phase of flight
Idling Rotors
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5736K
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA84LA195
Reported as
Bell 206L1
Reported engine
Allison 250C28
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,036 total423 in this make and model161 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unauthorized person walked into the idling tail rotor. Impact severed his left arm.

As the FAA filed it

UNAUTHORIZED PERSON WALKED INTO THE IDLING TAIL ROTOR. IMPACT SEVERED HIS LEFT ARM.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.