# Accident 19860414015329A: Bell UH1B, North Port, FL, April 14, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1986, 08:15 local time
- Place: North Port, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.0442° N, 82.2359° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Port, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0442&lon=-82.2359&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4242T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4242T-1993-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell UH-1B (registry code 1181410, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-uh-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1B
- Reported engine: LYC T53L11D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,988 total, 1,941 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860414015329A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND CRASH OCCURRED DURING AUTO ROTATION LANDING.

## 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 MIA86LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA138), Apr 14, 1986: Bell UH-1B (N4242T), North Port, FL, 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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