# Accident 19861016049189A: Bell 206B, Lompoc, CA, October 16, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1986, 10:15 local time
- Place: Lompoc, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 34.6006° N, 120.3905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6006&lon=-120.3905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3182V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 12,080 total, 115 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861016049189A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER HIT SHIP STRUCTURE WHEN A SKID CAUGHT A NET ON TAKEOFF FROM A BARGE. NETTING WAS IMPROPERLY SECURED.

## 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 LAX87FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA017), Oct 16, 1986: Bell 206B-3 (N3182V), Lompoc, CA, destroyed, 2 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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