# Accident 19830301005699A: Bell 206L1, Shipshoal, March 1, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1983, 10:05 local time
- Place: Shipshoal
- Airport: Shipshoal 295
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N1076S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1076S-2014-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,487 total, 478 in this make and model, 166 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830301005699A

## Narrative

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

DEVELOPED HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL. HELICOPTER STRUCK SAFETY FENCE AND BOUNCED ONTO HELIPAD. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS.

## 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 FTW83LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA132), Mar 1, 1983: Bell 206L-1 (N1076S), Shipshoal 295, 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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