# Accident 19850118005139A: Bell 206L1, Loiza, Puerto Rico, January 18, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1985, 16:00 local time
- Place: Loiza, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HHSA
- Location: 18.4331° N, 65.8780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Loíza, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4331&lon=-65.8780&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5736K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,604 total, 861 in this make and model, 173 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850118005139A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON HOVER AFTER LIFT OFF SWUNG AROUND TAIL HIT FENCE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER. COMPRESSOR MOUNT HAD FAILED

## 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 MIA85LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA083), Jan 18, 1985: Bell 206L-1 (N5736K), Loiza, PR, 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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