# Accident 19880529048969A: Bell 206B, Honolulu, HI, May 29, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1988, 15:15 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: Honolulu International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DCLA
- Location: 21.3509° N, 157.8791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3509&lon=-157.8791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83203, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83203-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,558 total, 238 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880529048969A

## Narrative

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

ADVERSE YAW ON CLIMBOUT AT TRANSTIONAL LIFT. STRONG QUARTER TAIL WIND. SLOW SPEED. LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS.

## 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 LAX88LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA203), May 30, 1988: Bell 206B (N83203), Honolulu, HI, destroyed

## Other reports on N83203 (2)

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

- [Incident 19830415017609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830415017609I), Apr 15, 1983: Bell 206B (N83203), San Francisco, CA, Minor damage. Seagull struck aircraft at cruise altitude. Broke pilots windscreen.
- [Incident 19820504033029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820504033029I), May 4, 1982: Bell 206B (N83203), San Francisco, CA. Engine quit when fuel boost pump failed. Pilot ignored fuel pump warning light and increase in unusable fuel.

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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