# Accident 19890108001319A: Bell 206B, Park City, UT, January 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1989, 14:27 local time
- Place: Park City, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: KBTA
- Location: 40.6409° N, 111.4901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6409&lon=-111.4901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16733, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16733-2013-06-18) (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 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,404 total, 2,663 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890108001319A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON UPSLOPE SNOW. SLID BACKWARDS ON SKIDS,TAIL ROTOR HIT SNOW,PICKED UP SETTLED INTO SNOW, BROKE DRIVE SHAFT.

## 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 DEN89LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA059), Jan 8, 1989: Bell 206B III (N16733), Park City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE SELECTION OF AN UNSUITABLE LANDING SITE BY THE PILOT, RESULTING IN TAIL ROTOR CONTACT WITH THE TERRAIN AND SHEARING OF THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT.

## Other reports on N16733 (2)

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

- [Accident 19890405042679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890405042679A), Apr 5, 1989: Bell 206B (N16733), Park City, UT, Substantial damage. Encountered uncontrollable downdraft on takeoff over mountain downsloped during translational lift. Settled in trees
- [Accident 19780818030239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780818030239A), Aug 18, 1978: Bell 206B (N16733), Holtville, CA, Substantial damage. Foreign matter on pg orifice & pt lever face.

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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