# Accident 19881104049589A: Bell 214B1, Ketchikan, AK, November 4, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1988, 10:25 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: DRYA
- Location: 55.6091° N, 131.5806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6091&lon=-131.5806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N514RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N514RM-1994-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 214B (registry code 1182100, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-214b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 214B1
- Reported engine: LYC T5508D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,700 total, 3,830 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881104049589A

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTOR BLADE DELAMINATED WHILE IN A HOVER WITH A LONG LINE ATTACHED. WAS ABLE TO MAKE A SAFE LANDING.

## 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 SEA89LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA016), Nov 4, 1988: Bell 214B-1 (N514RM), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N514RM (1)

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

- [Incident 19870411033419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870411033419I), Apr 11, 1987: Bell 214B (N514RM), Mancos, CO. Helicopter settled due to a wind gust while setting a bridge unit on a powerline tower. Tower crewman injured.

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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