# Accident 19811207079269A: Bell 206B, Orlando, FL, December 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1981, 17:40 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Herndon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7021J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7021J-2013-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,908 total, 2,668 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82FLD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FLD09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811207079269A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS REPOSITIONING HELICOPTER FOR MAINTENANCE WHEN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK HANGER.

## 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 MIA82FLD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FLD09), Dec 7, 1981: Bell 206B (N7021J), Orlando, FL, 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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