# Accident 19861201063979A: Bell 204B, Calipatria, CA, December 1, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1986, 15:45 local time
- Place: Calipatria, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NJHG
- Location: 33.1302° N, 115.5193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1302&lon=-115.5193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2770N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2770N-2009-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 204 (registry code 1181402, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 204B
- Reported engine: LYC T5311B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,540 total, 230 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87DUM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DUM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861201063979A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED IN AN OPEN FIELD SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. ROTOR SPEED DECAYED FOR UNSPECIFIED REASONS.

## 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 LAX87DUM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DUM01), Dec 1, 1986: Bell UH-1B (N2770N), Calipatria, CA, 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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