# Accident 19880617023629A: Bell 206L1, Springtown, PA, June 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1988, 18:45 local time
- Place: Springtown, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CDGA
- Location: 40.5303° N, 75.2093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5303&lon=-75.2093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N114FH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N114FH-1988-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,702 total, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88FA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880617023629A

## Narrative

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

ROLLED VIOLENTLY. ROTORS CHOPPED TAILBOOM. HELICOPTER BROKE UP. MONO BALL STUD BROKEN.

## 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 NYC88FA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA166), Jun 17, 1988: Bell 206L-1 (N114FH), Springtown, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N114FH (1)

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

- [Accident 19880329008429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880329008429A), Mar 29, 1988: Bell 206L (N114FH), Allentown, PA, Substantial damage. Fell through autorotation to hover during FAA flight check. Impact with the ground caused tail boom strike.

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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