# Incident 19830331016389I: Bell 206L1, Galveston, TX, March 31, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1983, 10:50 local time
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Airport: Scholes
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3014° N, 94.7978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galveston, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3014&lon=-94.7978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2203E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2203E-2012-09-12) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,589 total, 304 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830331016389I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED THE TAIL ROTOR TO CONTACT THE WINDSCREEN OF A PARKED AIRCRAFT WHILE BACKING UP FOR REFUELING.

## Other reports on N2203E (1)

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

- [Incident 19850108004889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850108004889I), Jan 8, 1985: Bell 206L1 (N2203E), Port O'Connor, TX, Minor damage. Heard noise of engine failure, made water landing. Floats would not deploy. Aircraft broke apart while being towed.

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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