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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Jamestown, RI · June 20, 1982

Date
June 20, 1982 · 17:59 local
Place
Jamestown, RI
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N20303
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC82DA128
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,570 total350 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During low level hover helicopter began to spin struck water and rolled over. Aircraft not recovered.

As the FAA filed it

DURING LOW LEVEL HOVER HELICOPTER BEGAN TO SPIN STRUCK WATER AND ROLLED OVER. AIRCRAFT NOT RECOVERED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.