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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Point Loma, CA · July 28, 1984

Date
July 28, 1984 · 12:20 local
Place
Point Loma, CA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N100TH
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX84FA418
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,470 total3,130 in this make and model176 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Helicopter crashed during autorotation emergency landing in water. Evidence indicated low fuel condition.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING AUTOROTATION EMERGENCY LANDING IN WATER. EVIDENCE INDICATED LOW FUEL CONDITION.

NTSB investigation

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