# Accident 19820811036729A: Bell 206A, Miami, FL, August 11, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1982, 10:30 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka West
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9525° N, 80.4192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Opa Locka West Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9525&lon=-80.4192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7891S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7891S-1985-10-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206A (registry code 1181508, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82DA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820811036729A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EXTERNAL LOAD PRACTICE LIFT OFF. LOAD RELEASE DID NOT FUNCTION.

## 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 MIA82DA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA167), Aug 11, 1982: Bell 206B (N7891S), Miami, FL, destroyed

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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