# Accident 19840729036139A: Bell 206L1, Tuckerton, NJ, July 29, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1984, 18:30 local time
- Place: Tuckerton, NJ
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5922° N, 74.3331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tuckerton, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5922&lon=-74.3331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1072G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,502 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FHD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FHD06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840729036139A

## Narrative

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

CYCLIC SNAPPED BACKWARDS AT HOVER. NOISE IN REAR. TAILBOOM WAS BENT DOWN. COMPRESSION DAMAGE LIKE HARD LANDING.

## 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 NYC84FHD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FHD06), Jul 29, 1984: Bell 206L-1 (N1072G), Tuckerton, NJ, 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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