# Accident 19940214004279A: Bell 206L1, Daggett, CA, February 14, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1994, 18:02 local time
- Place: Daggett, CA
- Airport: Barstow-Daggett
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8596° N, 116.8105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8596&lon=-116.8105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1077N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1077N-1997-03-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,757 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940214004279A

## Narrative

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

LOST ROTOR RPM WHILE TESTING NEW CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. LANDED HARD. BOUNCED. CAME DOWN IN SPIN. ROLLED OVER.

## 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 LAX94LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA126), Feb 15, 1994: Bell 206L-1 (N1077N), Barstow, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of the landing flare altitude during a night autorotation while preoccupied with maintaining proper main rotor rpm. A factor in the accident was the pilot's visual perception…

## Other reports on N1077N (1)

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

- [Accident 19810325012419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810325012419A), Mar 25, 1981: Bell 206L1 (N1077N), Freeport, TX, Destroyed. Engine failed and pilot made autorotation landing. Floats did not deploy and helicopter flipped over in water.

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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