# Accident 19840917049369A: Bell 206L1, Somers, CT, September 17, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1984, 12:01 local time
- Place: Somers, CT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9917° N, 72.4451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Somers, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9917&lon=-72.4451&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2088V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,069 total, 11 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FNE06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FNE06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840917049369A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL WHILE HOVERING TO REPOSITION PARKING AREA. HAD NO FORMAL CHECK OUT IN TYPE MAKE AND MODEL.

## 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 NYC84FNE06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FNE06), Sep 17, 1984: Bell 206L-1 (N2088V), Somers, CT, 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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