# Incident 19830415017609I: Bell 206B, San Francisco, CA, April 15, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1983, 18:45 local time
- Place: San Francisco, CA
- Airport: China Basin Helip
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7750° N, 122.4194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Francisco, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7750&lon=-122.4194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83203, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83203-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830415017609I

## Narrative

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

SEAGULL STRUCK AIRCRAFT AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. BROKE PILOTS WINDSCREEN.

## Other reports on N83203 (2)

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

- [Accident 19880529048969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880529048969A), May 29, 1988: Bell 206B (N83203), Honolulu, HI, Destroyed. Adverse yaw on climbout at transtional lift. Strong quarter tail wind. Slow speed. Lost tail rotor effectiveness.
- [Incident 19820504033029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820504033029I), May 4, 1982: Bell 206B (N83203), San Francisco, CA. Engine quit when fuel boost pump failed. Pilot ignored fuel pump warning light and increase in unusable fuel.

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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