# Accident 19871204069189A: Bell 206A, Dallas, TX, December 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1987, 17:15 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8294° N, 96.8497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8294&lon=-96.8497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N206DW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,850 total, 98 in this make and model, 127 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88DPA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DPA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871204069189A

## Narrative

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

FORCED HARD LANDING ON STREET DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. ROTOR BLADES HIT TAILBOOM AND TREES. FAULTY PUMP AND GAUGE.

## 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 FTW88DPA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DPA01), Dec 4, 1987: Bell 206B (N206DW), Dallas, TX, 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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