# Accident 19861029052129A: Bell 206B, Brattleboro, VT, October 29, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1986, 04:10 local time
- Place: Brattleboro, VT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8615° N, 72.5596° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brattleboro, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8615&lon=-72.5596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52EG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52EG-1991-01-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B-III (registry code 1181506, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 896 total, 350 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861029052129A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER HIT TREES DURING LOW LEVEL FLIGHT. THE VFR PILOT HAD ENTERED IFR CONDITIONS.

## 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 NYC87FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA025), Oct 29, 1986: Bell 206B (N52EG), Brattleboro, VT, 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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