# Accident 19861203064019A: Bell 206L1, Jamestown, TN, December 3, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1986, 03:52 local time
- Place: Jamestown, TN
- Airport: Fentress Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FJIA
- Location: 36.4307° N, 84.9293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4307&lon=-84.9293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3898U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3898U-1986-12-03) (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 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 4,570 total, 0 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87MA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87MA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861203064019A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER HIT TREES DURING A NIGHT AIR AMBULANCE MISSION. SUSPECT THE PILOT ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT IN IFR AREA.

## 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 ATL87MA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87MA035), Dec 3, 1986: Bell 206L-1 (N3898U), Jamestown, TN, destroyed, 4 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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