# Accident 19880317008979A: Bell 206B, Honolulu, HI, March 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1988, 14:30 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: Honolulu International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DCLA
- Location: 21.3496° N, 157.8807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3496&lon=-157.8807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2995W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2995W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,220 total, 170 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880317008979A

## Narrative

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

BECAME AIRBORNE WHILE SITTING ON PAD WITH ROTORS SLOWING WHEN PILOT REACHED TO TUNE RADIO. DRIFTED INTO A FENCE.

## 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 LAX88LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA136), Mar 18, 1988: Bell 206B (N2995W), Honolulu, HI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2995W (1)

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

- [Accident 20050915025999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050915025999A), Sep 15, 2005: Bell 206B (N2995W), Elk Point, SD, Substantial damage. (-23) On September 15, 2005, at about 1815 CDT, the pilot took off in a BHT-206-B helicopter intending to spray herbicide on sand bars on the Missouri river,…

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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