# Accident 19840816043859A: Bell 206L1, Medford, MN, August 16, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1984, 19:37 local time
- Place: Medford, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1685° N, 93.2473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medford, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1685&lon=-93.2473&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2109C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,012 total, 205 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84FA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA348) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840816043859A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWER LOSS. FAILED MAINTENANCE ROTOR RPM IN AUTOROTATION AND FLARE. ROLLED ON IMPACT.CLUTCH SPLINES FAILED

## 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 CHI84FA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA348), Aug 17, 1984: Bell 206L-1 (N2109C), Medford, MN, substantial damage, 1 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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