# Accident 19870418010219A: Bell 206L3, Denver, CO, April 18, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1987, 12:45 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Stapleton International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Copter/Run Takoff)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CIEA
- Location: 39.7305° N, 104.9201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7305&lon=-104.9201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38886 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30P
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,624 total, 9 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870418010219A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER LOST ROTOR RPM DURING TAKEOFF. DAMAGE OCCURRED DURING THE HARD LANDING. NO ENGINE MALFUNCTION 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 DEN87LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA107), Apr 18, 1987: Bell 206L-3 (N38886), Denver, CO, 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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