# Accident 19861107054299A: Bell 206L3, Billings, MT, November 7, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1986, 08:20 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DYRA
- Location: 45.7610° N, 108.5699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7610&lon=-108.5699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3889S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 1,350 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861107054299A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER LOST THE TAIL ROTOR AFTER STRIKING A PROTECTIVE COVER. PILOT FAILED TO REMOVE COVER ON PREFLIGHT.

## 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 DEN87FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA018), Nov 7, 1986: Bell 206L-3 (N3889S), Billings, MT, destroyed

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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