# Accident 19861203063959A: Bell 206L1, Pendleton, OR, December 3, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1986, 17:32 local time
- Place: Pendleton, OR
- Airport: Pendleton Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LKMA
- Location: 45.7303° N, 118.7902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7303&lon=-118.7902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7EC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7EC-2010-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C28 series (registry code 03022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c28-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,650 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87MA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87MA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861203063959A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE GROUND IN NIGHT, IFR CONDITIONS. AIRCRAFT WAS ON SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE. ENTERED CLOUDS.

## 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 SEA87MA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87MA034), Dec 4, 1986: Bell 206L-1 (N7EC), Pendleton, OR, destroyed, 3 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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