# Accident 19840702032049A: Bell 206B, Arapahoe, CO, July 2, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1984, 17:14 local time
- Place: Arapahoe, CO
- Airport: Arapahoe Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6102° N, 104.8800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6102&lon=-104.8800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3173L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3173L-1990-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84FA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840702032049A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT MADE TURN UNTIL ALMOST UPSIDE DOWN AND CRASHED. PILOT IN LEFT SEAT. CYCLIC CONTROL STICK INSTALLED WRONG.

## 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 DEN84FA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA207), Jul 2, 1984: Bell 206B (N3173L), Englewood, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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