# Incident 19831020069789I: Bell 206L, Freeport, TX, October 20, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1983, 13:39 local time
- Place: Freeport, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 28.9433° N, 95.3561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Freeport, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9433&lon=-95.3561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16760, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16760) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L (registry code 1181522, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,107 total, 1,689 in this make and model, 151 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831020069789I

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR STRUCK CRAWE CABLES AT A HOVERING POSITION. TRYING TO LAND ON A HEAVING BARGE AUTOROTATED ON TO BARGE.

## Other reports on N16760 (3)

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

- [Accident 20160404021409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160404021409A), Apr 4, 2016: Bell 206L (N16760), Pigeon Forge, TN, Destroyed, 5 fatal. On April 4, 2016, about 1610 eastern daylight time, a Bell 206L, N16760, was destroyed when it impacted terrain while maneuvering in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.…
- [Incident 19910628029149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910628029149I), Jun 28, 1991: Bell 206L (N16760), Pigeon Forge, TN, Minor damage. Engines failed after lift off. Landed hard damaging tail boom. Suspect NR2 bearing failed.
- [Incident 19870531039279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870531039279I), May 31, 1987: Bell 206L (N16760), Pigeon Forge, TN. Sightseeing helicopter came too close to competitor on takeoff and landings.

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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