# Incident 19871221077079I: Bell 206L, Manhattan, NY, December 21, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1987, 17:10 local time
- Place: Manhattan, NY
- Airport: East 34th Street Heliport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BJAA
- Location: 40.7424° N, 73.9721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at East 34th Street Heliport (6N5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7424&lon=-73.9721&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16696 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,950 total, 2,700 in this make and model, 97 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871221077079I

## Narrative

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

ON TIEDOWN OF MAIN ROTOR BLADES, OBSERVER PILOT ALLOWED BLADES TO COME IN CONTACT WITH BLADES OF ANOTHER HELICOPTER

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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