# Accident 19850218030809A: Bell 214B1, Lowell, OR, February 18, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1985, 17:25 local time
- Place: Lowell, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 43.8699° N, 122.7497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8699&lon=-122.7497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N314RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N314RM-1992-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 214B-1 (registry code 1182105, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-214b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 214B1
- Reported engine: LYC T5508D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,418 total, 2,931 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850218030809A

## Narrative

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

AUTOROTATION LANDING MADE DUE TO ENGINE OVERSPEED. POSSIBLE FUEL CONTROL MALFUNCTION.

## 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 SEA85LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA060), Feb 19, 1985: Bell 214B1 (N314RM), Lowell, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N314RM (2)

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

- [Accident 19920306005209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920306005209A), Mar 6, 1992: Bell 214B (N314RM), Hobart Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Engine lost power during sling load hover. Autorotated in slash and stumps. Centrifugal compressor fractures.
- [Accident 19900727028959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900727028959A), Jul 27, 1990: Bell 214B1 (N314RM), Thompson Fall, MT, Substantial damage. Loud bang autorotated. Skids dug in. Rotors chopped tailboom. Driveshaft overheated lacked lube due pinched o ring.

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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