# Accident 19850331009819A: Bell 206A, San Diego, CA, March 31, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1985, 12:32 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: San Diego International-Lindbergh Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1434W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1434W-1989-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206A (registry code 1181508, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C18
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 47 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850331009819A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT,MADE HARD LANDING. LINE TO FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR BROKE.

## 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 LAX85LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA194), Mar 31, 1985: Bell 206A (N1434W), San Diego, CA, 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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