# Accident 19860707052839A: Bell 206B, Hilo, HI, July 7, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1986, 10:00 local time
- Place: Hilo, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 19.7225° N, 155.0868° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hilo, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.7225&lon=-155.0868&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4835A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4835A-2012-11-27) (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 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 325 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FJA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FJA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860707052839A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK SHIP, FELL INTO WATER AFTER ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITH FRONT TIEDOWN STRAP SECURED. AIRCRAFT AND PILOT SANK.

## 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 LAX86FJA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FJA02), Jul 7, 1986: Bell 206B (N4835A), Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), destroyed, 1 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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