# Accident 19820620023149A: Bell 206B, Jamestown, RI, June 20, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1982, 17:59 local time
- Place: Jamestown, RI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4970° N, 71.3673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamestown, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4970&lon=-71.3673&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20303, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20303-2015-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 317HP (registry code 03011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-317hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,570 total, 350 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82DA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820620023149A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC82DA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA128), Jun 20, 1982: Bell 206B (N20303), Jamestown, RI, 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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