# Accident 19811117074209A: Bell 206A, Ely, NV, November 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1981, 06:52 local time
- Place: Ely, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2649° N, 114.8708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ely, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2649&lon=-114.8708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3893Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3893Y-2001-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,617 total, 478 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DXQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DXQ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811117074209A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER BEGAN SPIN ON LIFTOFF. INVERTED AND CRASHED TO THE GROUND. NO PREIMPACT DEFECTS. PILOT PROBLEM.

## 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 LAX82DXQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DXQ02), Nov 17, 1981: Bell 206B (N3893Y), Ely, NV, substantial damage

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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