# Incident 19811028089399I: Bell 206B3, Tucson, AZ, October 28, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1981, 09:15 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13ML, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13ML-2009-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B II (registry code 1181505, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250B*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811028089399I

## Narrative

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

WHEN PASSENGER DISEMBARKED AFTER LANDING,AIRCRAFT ROCKED BACK ONTO TAIL ROTOR.

## Other reports on N13ML (2)

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

- [Accident 19840904068039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840904068039A), Sep 4, 1984: Bell 206A (N13ML), Boulder City, NV, Substantial damage. Developed high unchecked sink rate while landing on a helipad. The tail rotor struck a perimeter fence.
- [Incident 19800115013779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800115013779I), Jan 15, 1980: Bell 206A (N13ML), Temple Bar, AZ, Minor damage. Pn C18 hose broke, causing loss of N2 RPM. Made hard emergency landing.

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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