# Accident 19850628028539A: Bell 206B, Grand Canyon, AZ, June 28, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1985, 09:18 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Grand Canyon National Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0296° N, 112.0209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0296&lon=-112.0209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2766Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2766Y-2001-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,750 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850628028539A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LOW HIGH SPEED PASS DOWN RUNWAY PULLED UP AND MADE TURN. LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVNESS, IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 LAX85LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA299), Jun 28, 1985: Bell 206B3 (N2766Y), Grand Canyon, AZ, 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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