# Accident 19860618087021A: Bell 206B, Grand Canyon, AZ, June 18, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1986, 08:55 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0544° N, 112.1393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Canyon, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0544&lon=-112.1393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6TC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6TC-2014-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 6,953 total, 0 in this make and model, 163 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA86AA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA86AA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860618087021A

## Narrative

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

THE BELL 206B STRUCK THE LEFT REAR FUSELAGE OF DHC6 N76GC. BOTH SIGHTSEEING AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND BURNED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N76GC, Dhav DHC6300: [Accident 19860618087022A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860618087022A)

## 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 DCA86AA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA86AA028), Jun 18, 1986: Bell 206B (N6TC), Grand Canyon, AZ, destroyed, 25 fatal

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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