# Accident 19870422010819A: Bell 206L1, Youngstown, OH, April 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1987, 14:40 local time
- Place: Youngstown, OH
- Airport: Golds
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GLTA
- Location: 41.2601° N, 80.5706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2601&lon=-80.5706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79RR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,423 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 99 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87DEI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DEI02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870422010819A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL87DEI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DEI02), Apr 22, 1987: Bell B-206-1 (N79RR), Youngstown, OH, 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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