# Accident 19871119066679A: Bell 206L3, Rialto, CA, November 19, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1987, 15:45 local time
- Place: Rialto, CA
- Airport: Rialto Municipal/Miro Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0991° N, 117.3800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0991&lon=-117.3800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66WL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,261 total, 1,070 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871119066679A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED TO HOVER UNAWARE HIDDEN TIE DOWN CHAINS STILL ATTACHED. ROLLED OVER AND CRASHED. TIE DOWNS WERE IMPROPER.

## 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 LAX88FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA033), Nov 19, 1987: Bell 206L-3 (N66WL), Rialto, CA, 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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