# Accident 19850531077539A: Bell 222U, Milford, VA, May 31, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1985, 08:25 local time
- Place: Milford, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0199° N, 77.3605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0199&lon=-77.3605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3180K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 222U
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101750C1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,306 total, 602 in this make and model, 144 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO85FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850531077539A

## Narrative

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

THE NUMBER 3 BEARING TAILED, CAUSING CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT SAFELY LANDED IN A BEAN FIELD.

## 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 BFO85FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85FA049), May 31, 1985: Bell 222U (N3180K), Milford, VA, 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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