# Accident 19850108025839A: Bell 206B, Trimmer, CA, January 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1985, 09:15 local time
- Place: Trimmer, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9049° N, 119.2962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trimmer, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9049&lon=-119.2962&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59549, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59549-2012-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,820 total, 850 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850108025839A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT, LANDED ON ROAD THEN SLID DOWN SLOPE. FUEL GOVERNOR BYPASS VALVE LEAKING, BUT ABLE TO OPERATE NORMALLY.

## 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 LAX85FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA101), Jan 8, 1985: Bell 206B (N59549), Trimmer, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N59549 (1)

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

- [Accident 19751004039109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751004039109A), Oct 4, 1975: Bell 206B (N59549), Alder Springs, CA, Substantial damage. Fuel control unit contained fine metal particles. Surrounding area under construction.

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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