# Accident 19870605081729A: Bell 206L, Port Washington, NY, June 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1987, 16:20 local time
- Place: Port Washington, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DAGA
- Location: 40.8209° N, 73.6808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8209&lon=-73.6808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N120RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120RM-1988-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L (registry code 1181522, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,301 total, 388 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870605081729A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF DOWNWIND,OVER GROSS WEIGHT,TOT ABOVE LIMITS AND ROTOR RPM DROPPING. CRASHED LANDED SHORT OF HELIPAD.

## 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 NYC87LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA164), Jun 5, 1987: Bell 206L (N120RM), Port Washington, NY, 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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