# Accident 19840728035669A: Bell 206B, Point Loma, CA, July 28, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1984, 12:20 local time
- Place: Point Loma, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 32.7208° N, 117.2307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7208&lon=-117.2307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100TH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,470 total, 3,130 in this make and model, 176 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA418](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA418) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840728035669A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX84FA418](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA418), Jul 28, 1984: Bell 206B (N100TH), Point Loma, CA, 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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