# Accident 19841003058989A: Bell 206L1, Reinholds, PA, October 3, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1984, 09:30 local time
- Place: Reinholds, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2709° N, 76.1236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reinholds, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2709&lon=-76.1236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77AR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841003058989A

## Narrative

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

PEDAL VIBRATIONS. LOUD BANG FROM TAIL. AUTOROTATED RUN ON LANDING. TAIL ROTOR THOMAS COUPLER CAME OFF. BOLT MISSING

## 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 NYC85FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA001), Oct 3, 1984: Bell 206L-1 (N77AR), Reinholds, PA, 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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