# Incident 19860508071839I: Bell UH1B, Wrightsville Be, NC, May 8, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1986, 11:15 local time
- Place: Wrightsville Be, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2305° N, 77.7991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2305&lon=-77.7991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N158HP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 1,358 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LMG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LMG07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860508071839I

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER ROTOR STRUCK A LIGHTPOLE DURING A LANDING IN A HOTEL PARKING LOT.

## 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 ATL86LMG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LMG07), May 8, 1986: Bell UH-1B (N158HP), Wrightsville, NC, incident, minor damage

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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