# Incident 19860210020852I: Bell 206L1, Hanalei, HI, February 10, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1986, 10:00 local time
- Place: Hanalei, HI
- Airport: Princeville
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 22.2092° N, 159.4455° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PRINCEVILLE (HI01), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=22.2092&lon=-159.4455&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2072M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2072M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 240 in this make and model, 259 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860210020852I

## Narrative

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

POWER REDUCED TO FLIGHT IDLE WHILE AWAITING FUEL. ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED 1075S MAIN ROTORS ALSO AWAITING REFUELING

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1075S, Bell 206L1: [Incident 19860210020851I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860210020851I)

## Other reports on N2072M (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20130423009709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130423009709A), Apr 23, 2013: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (N2072M), Grand Canyon, AZ, Substantial damage. Papillon helicopters a part 135 air tour operator was conducting a training flight under part 91. The accident occurred 14 miles east of the Grand Canyon…
- [Incident 20120517007979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120517007979I), May 17, 2012: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (N2072M), Grand Canyon, AZ, Minor damage. During a practice autorotation, the instructor failed to roll on throttle in a timely manner in order to perform a power recovery to a hover. The aircraft…
- [Incident 20110531010619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110531010619I), May 31, 2011: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (N2072M), Peach Springs, AZ, Minor damage. PIC [privacy data omitted] stated that he had performed his morning pre-flight and was waiting for company employess to arrive at the Grand Canyon west…
- [Incident 19960908039819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960908039819I), Sep 8, 1996: Bell 206L1 (N2072M), Grand Canyon, AZ. Narrative: with regards to the precautionary landing at approximately 1615 on 9-8-96 in N2072M, there was control hindrance in flight. At level cruise of 70%…

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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