# Incident 19791111053919I: Bell 206L1, Pearland, TX, November 11, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1979, 11:00 local time
- Place: Pearland, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5636° N, 95.2860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pearland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5636&lon=-95.2860&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1070D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1070D-1989-01-05) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 600 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791111053919I

## Narrative

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

WHEN PILOT INITIATED HOVER HE TURNED TAIL ROTOR OF HIS AIRCRAFT INTO MAIN ROTOR OF A STATIONARY HELICOPTER.

## Other reports on N1070D (2)

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

- [Accident 19820529020049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820529020049A), May 29, 1982: Bell 206L1 (N1070D), High Island, TX, Destroyed. Engine quit on preparing to land on oil platform. Autorotated to water. Waves demolished chopper. Failed turbine.
- [Incident 19800321033569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800321033569I), Mar 21, 1980: Bell 206L1 (N1070D), High Island, TX. Chips light came on followed by complete engine falure. Successful autorotation to 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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