# Accident 19850531021789A: Bell 206B, Ft Worth, TX, May 31, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1985, 16:05 local time
- Place: Ft Worth, TX
- Airport: Helidyne
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8004° N, 97.1900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8004&lon=-97.1900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1072Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 231 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850531021789A

## Narrative

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

DURING TEST FLIGHT LIFTED FRONT OF SKIDS OFF GROUND. GUSTY WIND SHIFT OCCURRED AND AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER.

## 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 FTW85LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA241), May 31, 1985: Bell 206-B (N1072Y), Fort Worth, 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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