# Accident 19850619074929A: Bell 214B1, Squaw Valley, CA, June 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1985, 17:15 local time
- Place: Squaw Valley, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 36.6410° N, 119.2907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6410&lon=-119.2907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N214RM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 214B1
- Reported engine: LYC T5508D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,247 total, 3,047 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA286) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850619074929A

## Narrative

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

FIRST STAGE TURBINE ROTOR DISC FAILED, WAS OVER LIFE CYCLE SERVICE LIMIT.  HIT TREE, TUMBLED OVER GROUND, BURNED.

## 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 LAX85FA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA286), Jun 20, 1985: Bell 214B-1 (N214RM), Squaw Valley, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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