# Accident 19860322010849A: Bell 206B, Huntington Beac, CA, March 22, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1986, 19:00 local time
- Place: Huntington Beac, CA
- Airport: Aminoil
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: IGAA
- Location: 33.7209° N, 117.9998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7209&lon=-117.9998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49643, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49643-2019-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,084 total, 552 in this make and model, 116 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860322010849A

## Narrative

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

VERTICAL FIN STRUCK A BERM DURING FORCED LANDING AT NIGHT AFTER ENGINE FAILED. CAUSE OF MALFUNCTION UNDETERMINED.

## 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 LAX86LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA155), Mar 23, 1986: Bell 206B (N49643), Huntington Bch, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N49643 (2)

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

- [Accident 20190504003939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190504003939A), May 4, 2019: Bell 206B (N49643), Oxnard, CA, Destroyed. On may 4, 2019 N49643 s/n 1813, Bell helicopter 206B was equipted with agricultural equiptment (isolair model 3900 agricultural spray system). The tanks were…
- [Incident 20180420003889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180420003889I), Apr 20, 2018: Bell 206B (N49643), Goleta, CA, Minor damage. While operating under 14 CFR 137, the helicopter spray boom contacted a high tension powerline. The powerline caused minor damage to the spray boom and left…

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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