# Accident 19880324006429A: Bell 206B, Agawam, MA, March 24, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1988, 10:00 local time
- Place: Agawam, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0695° N, 72.6148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Agawam, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0695&lon=-72.6148&mi=10
- Aircraft: N352BT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N352BT-1989-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 312 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880324006429A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC88LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA105), Mar 24, 1988: Bell 206B (N352BT), Agawam, MA, destroyed

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.