# Accident 19870220004429A: Bell 206B, Dayton, WA, February 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1987, 10:00 local time
- Place: Dayton, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Copter/Run Takoff)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: GASG
- Location: 46.3090° N, 117.8991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3090&lon=-117.8991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90327, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90327-2014-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,850 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870220004429A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER SETTLED DURING TAKEOFF TIPPING OVER THE DUMP BUCKET. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO BACK UP BUT HIT BUCKET.

## 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 SEA87LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA059), Feb 20, 1987: Bell 206B-III (N90327), Dayton, WA, 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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