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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Agawam, MA · March 24, 1988

Date
March 24, 1988 · 10:00 local
Place
Agawam, MA
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N352BT
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC88LA105
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
312 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost control of helicopter while landing due to hallucinations from prior accident. Helicopter rolled.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL OF HELICOPTER WHILE LANDING DUE TO HALLUCINATIONS FROM PRIOR ACCIDENT. HELICOPTER ROLLED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.