# Incident 19891001058759I: Bell 204B, Medford, OR, October 1, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1989, 10:50 local time
- Place: Medford, OR
- Airport: Medford-Jackson County
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3360° N, 122.8518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medford, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3360&lon=-122.8518&mi=10
- Aircraft: N204AQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N204AQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 204-B (registry code 1181404, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-204-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T-53 series (registry code 41552, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 204B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891001058759I

## Narrative

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

RADIO FAILURE EN ROUTE. UNABLE TO CONTACT ATC. FLEW THROUGH CONTROL ZONE WITHOUT CLEARANCE.

## Other reports on N204AQ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19930502011439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930502011439A), May 2, 1993: Bell 204B (N204AQ), Copper Harbor, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Smoke from tail rotor. Gear box broke during approach. Spun in. Over gross weight. Improper maintenance procedures.

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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