# Accident 19850520018519A: Bell 206L, Duluth, GA, May 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1985, 19:30 local time
- Place: Duluth, GA
- Airport: Gwinnett Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 34.0014° N, 84.1504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Duluth, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0014&lon=-84.1504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N403DC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N403DC-2013-06-27) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,725 total, 1,900 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850520018519A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED OFF TO 20 FEET, STARTED FORWARD FLIGHT AND MAIN ROTOR HIT LAMP POST.  IMPACTED GROUND IN SMALL PARKING LOT.

## 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 ATL85FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA170), May 20, 1985: Bell 206L (N403DC), Duluth, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N403DC (1)

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

- [Accident 19820830043339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820830043339A), Aug 30, 1982: Bell 206L (N403DC), Greenville, SC, Substantial damage. Tail rotor struck a heliport perimeter light on touchdown.

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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