34.1901° N, 118.3264° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Burbank, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 31, 1983 · 07:32 local
Place
Burbank, CA
Airport
Burbank
Phase of flight
Idling Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N20802
Reported as
Bell 206BELL
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,860 total1,400 in this make and model70 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.
Main rotor blade struck rotor blade of parked helicopter. Separated rotor balance weight damaged parked aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRUCK ROTOR BLADE OF PARKED HELICOPTER. SEPARATED ROTOR BALANCE WEIGHT DAMAGED PARKED AIRCRAFT.