# Incident 19830602030109I: Bell 206B, Detroit, MI, June 2, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1983, 16:30 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Metro
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59623, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59623-2012-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 250 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830602030109I

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER TIPPED OFF A MOBILE LANDING PLATFORM AS PILOT TRIED TO LAND. IMPACT WITH THE GROUND BENT THE SKIDS.

## Other reports on N59623 (1)

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

- [Incident 19840601031759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840601031759I), Jun 1, 1984: Bell 206B (N59623), Romulus, MI, Minor damage. Aircraft fell off landing platform while attempting to land. Failed to place entire skids on the platform.

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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