# Accident 19851130058341A: Bell 206L1, San Pedro, CA, November 30, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1985, 16:38 local time
- Place: San Pedro, CA
- Airport: San Pedro Helistop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 33.7359° N, 118.2923° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Pedro, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7359&lon=-118.2923&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3913Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3913Z-1988-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,578 total, 996 in this make and model, 241 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86MA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86MA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851130058341A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK BY MAIN ROTOR BLADES OF N5759Y ON FINAL. DID NOT ANNOUNCE A 360 DEGREE TURN BEFORE FINAL.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5759Y, Bell 206L1: [Accident 19851130058342A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851130058342A)

## 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 LAX86MA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86MA050), Dec 1, 1985: Bell 206L-1 (N3913Z), San Pedro, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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