# Accident 19850614025371A: Bell 206B3, West Palm Beach, FL, June 14, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1985, 14:40 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6609° N, 80.0910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6609&lon=-80.0910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N156L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N156L-1991-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B-III (registry code 1181506, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,302 total, 400 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850614025371A

## Narrative

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

DURING HOVER TO PARKING, BLADES STRUCK IDLING ROTORS OF N159L. BLADE FRAGMENTS STRUCK OTHER AIRCRAFT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N159L, Bell 206B: [Accident 19850614025372A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850614025372A)

## 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 MIA85LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA192), Jun 14, 1985: Bell 206B (N156L), West Palm Beach, FL, destroyed

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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