# NTSB NYC73DGM21: Bell 206A, N8030, Rimersburg, PA, March 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1973
- Place: Rimersburg, PA · RIMERSBURG, PA
- Location: 41.0408° N, 79.5024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rimersburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0408&lon=-79.5024&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169943
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DGM21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DGM21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0332  73/3/22    RIMERSBURG,PA       BELL 206A           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 4639
        TIME - 1345                    N8030               PX-  0  0  3  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 405 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KNOX,PA                     CHARLEROI,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- AFCT STRUCK GROUND HARD TAIL FIRST.OWNER REQUESTED PILOT TO DEMONSTRATE AUTOROTATION DSCNT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8030](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8030-1983-02-08), registration cancelled 1983-02-08, S/N 299 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Registry model: [Bell 206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (registry code 1181508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730322004689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730322004689A), Mar 22, 1973: Bell 206A, Rimersburg, PA, Substantial damage. Afct struck ground hard tail first. Owner requested pilot to demonstrate autorotation dscnt.

## Other investigations on N8030 (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 DEN80FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA059), Aug 30, 1980: Bell 206A/B (N8030), Red Lodge, MT, destroyed, 3 fatal

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.

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