# Accident 19860604021419A: Bell 206B, Portal, ND, June 4, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1986, 16:15 local time
- Place: Portal, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LWHG
- Location: 48.9596° N, 102.6202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9596&lon=-102.6202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59495, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59495) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 41,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860604021419A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER STRUCK WIRES DURING A SPRAYING OPERATION. AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER ON LANDING.

## 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 DEN86LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA151), Jun 4, 1986: Bell 206B (N59495), Portal, ND, substantial damage

## Other reports on N59495 (1)

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

- [Accident 19751214041159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751214041159A), Dec 14, 1975: Bell 206B (N59495), Miles City, MT, Substantial damage. Coyote hunting. Fuel warn lt followed shortly by eng fail. No deicer additive in fuel. Temp -6DEG f.

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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