# Accident 19870823082899A: Bell 206B, Mauna Loa, HI, August 23, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1987, 08:38 local time
- Place: Mauna Loa, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DCBA
- Location: 19.6306° N, 155.9899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6306&lon=-155.9899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2777R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2777R-2008-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,278 total, 1,910 in this make and model, 224 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870823082899A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL CLIMBING VOLCANIC MOUNTAIN SLOPE. HELICOPTER WEEDED 650 FRPM CLIMB BUT ONLYH ABLE FOR 450 FPM AT SITE.

## 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 LAX87LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA310), Aug 23, 1987: Bell 206B (N2777R), Kailua-Kona, HI, 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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