# Accident 19830707030849A: Bell 206A, Houston, TX, July 7, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1983, 09:00 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Hollico
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8307° N, 95.1502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8307&lon=-95.1502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N352QT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N352QT-1984-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206A (registry code 1181508, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,755 total, 25 in this make and model, 205 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA328) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830707030849A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING LIFTOFF FROM PLATFORM WHEN LEFT SKID CAUGHT ON PLATFORM.

## 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 FTW83LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA328), Jul 7, 1983: Bell 206 (N352QT), Houston, TX, 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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