# Incident 19860322013549I: Bell 206L3, Little Rock, AR, March 22, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1986, 20:28 local time
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 34.7465° N, 92.2896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little Rock, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7465&lon=-92.2896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86CH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86CH-1988-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,250 total, 300 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860322013549I

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMB AT 2400 MSL THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED AND BLEW INTO THE COCKPIT. SAFE RETURN WITH A DUCK IN PILOTS LAP.

## Other reports on N86CH (1)

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

- [Accident 19871210072449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871210072449A), Dec 10, 1987: Bell 206L3 (N86CH), Little Rock, AR, Destroyed. Fire erupted on the heliport pad while ground crew was refilling oxygen tanks onboard ambulance helicopter.

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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