# Accident 19841010055299A: Bell 206B, Riverside, CA, October 10, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1984, 10:22 local time
- Place: Riverside, CA
- Airport: March Afb
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8992° N, 117.3997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8992&lon=-117.3997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 5,445 total, 2,650 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85MA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85MA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841010055299A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS HEARD CIRCLING IN FOG. FLEW OUT OF FOG AT STEEP ANGLE AND IMPACTED GROUND. MAIN BLADE PORTION 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 LAX85MA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85MA012), Oct 10, 1984: Bell 206B (N3U), Riverside, CA, destroyed, 3 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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