# Accident 19860107000309A: Bell 206B, Port Oconnor, TX, January 7, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1986, 16:35 local time
- Place: Port Oconnor, TX
- Airport: Era Heliport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ERAA
- Location: 28.4105° N, 96.7103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4105&lon=-96.7103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N520EH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N520EH-1990-03-01) (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: 2,136 total, 603 in this make and model, 204 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860107000309A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF HELICOPTER IN HOVER. STRUCK N374EH BEFORE ROLLING OVER. TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT SEPARATED.

## 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 FTW86FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA033), Jan 7, 1986: Bell 206B (N520EH), Port O'Connor, TX, 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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