29.7633° N, 95.3633° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 14, 1987 · 08:00 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Houston Intercontinental
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N27733
Reported as
Bell 206B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,700 total3,500 in this make and model115 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.
Bullet fired from ground penetrated right chin bubble striking pilots left foot and tail rotor pedal. Landed ok.
As the FAA filed it
BULLET FIRED FROM GROUND PENETRATED RIGHT CHIN BUBBLE STRIKING PILOTS LEFT FOOT AND TAIL ROTOR PEDAL. LANDED OK.