# Accident 19841205067969A: Bell 205A1, Rifle, CO, December 5, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1984, 15:07 local time
- Place: Rifle, CO
- Airport: Rifle
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 39.5310° N, 107.7709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5310&lon=-107.7709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5019N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 205A1
- Reported engine: LYC T5313B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,800 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841205067969A

## Narrative

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

CYCLES OF POWER LOSS AND SURGES, EMERGENCY LANDING. BUSHING FOR BLEED AIR BOOST PUMP WORN AND IMPROPERLY INSTALLED.

## 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 DEN85LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA036), Dec 5, 1984: Bell 205A-1 (N5019N), Rifle, CO, 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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