# Accident 19810522027699A: Bell 206B, Government Camp, OR, May 22, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1981, 15:30 local time
- Place: Government Camp, OR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 45.3022° N, 121.7526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Government Camp, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3022&lon=-121.7526&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58004 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,776 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810522027699A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER DEPARTED RUNNING HELICOPTER AND WALKED INTO TAIL ROTOR.

## 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 SEA81FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA036), May 22, 1981: Bell 206B (N58004), Govt Camp, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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