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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206L1 · Youngstown, OH · April 22, 1987

Date
April 22, 1987 · 14:40 local
Place
Youngstown, OH
Airport
Golds
Phase of flight
Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
GLTA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N79RR
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL87DEI02
Reported as
Bell 206L1
Reported engine
Allison 250C28
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,423 total1,300 in this make and model99 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The helicopter rotors struck a pole while the aircraft was backing in a hover. No ground marshallers used.

As the FAA filed it

THE HELICOPTER ROTORS STRUCK A POLE WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS BACKING IN A HOVER. NO GROUND MARSHALLERS USED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.