# Accident 19850621067739A: Bell 206L1, Beckley, WV, June 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1985, 18:10 local time
- Place: Beckley, WV
- Airport: Raleigh County Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6096° N, 81.0894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6096&lon=-81.0894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27716 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,857 total, 13 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850621067739A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FLAMEOUT WITH DAMAGE ON AUTOROTATIONAL LANDING. PIECE OF MASKING TAPE BLOCKED FUEL TRANSFER, FUEL MIGRATION.

## 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 ATL85FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA193), Jun 21, 1985: Bell 206L-1 (N27716), Ghent, WV, 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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