# Accident 19870416009919A: Bell 206B, Yucaipa, CA, April 16, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1987, 10:30 local time
- Place: Yucaipa, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0394° N, 117.0094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0394&lon=-117.0094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76EF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76EF-2013-05-08) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 194 total, 17 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870416009919A

## Narrative

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

LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS WHILE HOVERING OUT OF GROUND EFFECT FOR LANDING ON HELIPAD. HELICOPTER SPUN TO IMPACT

## 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 LAX87LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA179), Apr 16, 1987: Bell 206B-II (N76EF), Yucaipa, CA, 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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