# Accident 19820830043339A: Bell 206L, Greenville, SC, August 30, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1982, 10:55 local time
- Place: Greenville, SC
- Airport: Daniels
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8369° N, 82.3630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8369&lon=-82.3630&mi=10
- Aircraft: N403DC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N403DC-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L (registry code 1181522, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,450 total, 1,047 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820830043339A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR STRUCK A HELIPORT PERIMETER LIGHT ON TOUCHDOWN.

## 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 ATL82DA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA257), Aug 30, 1982: Bell 206L (N403DC), Greenville, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N403DC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19850520018519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850520018519A), May 20, 1985: Bell 206L (N403DC), Duluth, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lifted off to 20 feet, started forward flight and main rotor hit lamp post. Impacted ground in small parking lot.

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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