# Accident 19840917049459A: Bell 206A, Long Beach, CA, September 17, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1984, 15:50 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Daugherty
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 33.8101° N, 118.1800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8101&lon=-118.1800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7111J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7111J-2014-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206A (registry code 1181508, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,975 total, 2,502 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA483](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA483) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840917049459A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER DURING LANDING, HARD LANDING CAUSED TAIL ROTOR DAMAGE. FOUND NUMBER ONE TURBINE DISC 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 LAX84FA483](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA483), Sep 17, 1984: Bell 206B (N7111J), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7111J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790818026789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790818026789A), Aug 18, 1979: Bell 206B (N7111J), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Tail rotor struck powerline while pilot was hover turning under same prior to departure.

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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