# Accident 19850416014239A: Bell 222, Prestonburg, KY, April 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1985, 14:40 local time
- Place: Prestonburg, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6699° N, 82.7592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6699&lon=-82.7592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N773WW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N773WW-1990-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 222 (registry code 1182122, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 222
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,433 total, 121 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850416014239A

## Narrative

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

AUTOROTATION INTO TREES AFTER ENGINE POWER LOSS FROM UNDETERMINED CAUSE.

## 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 ATL85FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA135), Apr 16, 1985: Bell 206L-1 (N773WW), Prestonburg, KY, 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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