# Incident 19841005071859I: Bell 206L1, Augusta, GA, October 5, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1984, 13:00 local time
- Place: Augusta, GA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 33.4710° N, 81.9748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Augusta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4710&lon=-81.9748&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98KR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98KR-2013-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C30P (registry code 54013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c30p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 9,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841005071859I

## Narrative

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

LOST RIGHT ENGINE COMPARTMENT DOOR IN FLIGHT. STRUCK TAIL ROTOR. LATCH MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SECURED.

## Other reports on N98KR (1)

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

- [Accident 20090824048849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090824048849A), Aug 24, 2009: Bell Helico 206L-1 (N98KR), Gumboro Twp, DE, Substantial damage. N98KR a Bell 206L-1 helicopter aircraft was operating under 14 CFR PART137 pilot landed the aircraft on top of a re-supply trailer to reload chemicals and…

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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