# Accident 19790528015929A: Bell 206L, Indianapolis, IN, May 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1979, 18:36 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Methodist
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27554, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27554-2024-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,571 total, 9 in this make and model, 192 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEX26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEX26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790528015929A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER MADE TAIL LOW APPROACH TO HELIPAD, CAUGHT TAIL ROTOR GUARD ON SAFETY WIRE NETTING, RECOVERED/LANDED OK.

## 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 CHI79FEX26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEX26), May 28, 1979: Bell 206-11 (N27554), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N27554 (1)

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

- [Incident 19860327013679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860327013679I), Mar 27, 1986: Bell 206L1 (N27554), Freeport, TX, Minor damage. Attempted takeoff with tie down still attached. Tie down point broke and aircraft landed back on the rig.

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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