# Accident 19870329007759A: Bell 206B, Kailua Kona, HI, March 29, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1987, 13:27 local time
- Place: Kailua Kona, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DDMA
- Location: 19.6309° N, 155.9904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6309&lon=-155.9904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90153, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90153-2014-11-20) (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 250C20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,089 total, 4,089 in this make and model, 301 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870329007759A

## Narrative

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

DEVIATED OVER WATER TO AVOID OTHER COMPANY HELICOPTER. LOST THE ENGINE AND DITCHED. CAUSE POWER LOSS UNDETERMINED.

## 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 LAX87LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA161), Mar 29, 1987: Bell 206B (N90153), Kona, HI, destroyed, 1 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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