# Accident 19871210072449A: Bell 206L3, Little Rock, AR, December 10, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1987, 09:30 local time
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Airport: Childrens Hospital Helip
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HBKA
- Location: 34.7491° N, 92.2801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7491&lon=-92.2801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86CH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86CH-1988-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88IA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88IA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871210072449A

## Narrative

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

FIRE ERUPTED ON THE HELIPORT PAD WHILE GROUND CREW WAS REFILLING OXYGEN TANKS ONBOARD AMBULANCE HELICOPTER.

## 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 MKC88IA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88IA025), Dec 10, 1987: Bell 206L-3 (N86CH), Little Rock, AR, incident, destroyed

## Other reports on N86CH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19860322013549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860322013549I), Mar 22, 1986: Bell 206L3 (N86CH), Little Rock, AR, Minor damage. During climb at 2400 MSL the windshield shattered and blew into the cockpit. Safe return with a duck in pilots lap.

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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