# Accident 19870319060729A: Bell 206B, Austin, TX, March 19, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1987, 09:30 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Kvue-Tv Heliport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HHSA
- Location: 30.3653° N, 97.7377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KVUE-TV Heliport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3653&lon=-97.7377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N666TV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,743 total, 519 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870319060729A

## Narrative

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

THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK A ROOF EAVE DURING LANDING. THE PILOT REPORTED A POWER LOSS ON FINAL. NO MALFUNCTIONS FOUND.

## 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 FTW87LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA077), Mar 19, 1987: Bell 206B (N666TV), Austin, TX, substantial damage

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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