# Incident 19840601031759I: Bell 206B, Romulus, MI, June 1, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1984, 18:15 local time
- Place: Romulus, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2223° N, 83.3966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Romulus, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2223&lon=-83.3966&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
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 302 total, 162 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840601031759I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FELL OFF LANDING PLATFORM WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND. FAILED TO PLACE ENTIRE SKIDS ON THE PLATFORM.

## Other reports on N59623 (1)

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

- [Incident 19830602030109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830602030109I), Jun 2, 1983: Bell 206B (N59623), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Helicopter tipped off a mobile landing platform as pilot tried to land. Impact with the ground bent the skids.

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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