# Incident 19890422037889I: Bell 206B, Albuquerque, NM, April 22, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1989, 18:15 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16915, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16915-2013-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,616 total, 4,076 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890422037889I

## Narrative

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

HOVERING NEAR CABLE. ROTOR BLAST WHIPPED CABLE. CABLE BROKE AND STRUCK AIRCRAFT. MADE PRECUATIONARY LANDING.

## Other reports on N16915 (1)

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

- [Accident 19950818025549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950818025549A), Aug 18, 1995: Bell 206B3 (N16915), Bingham, ME, Destroyed. Came in high and fast failed to flare. Impacted left skid bounced came down right skid and rolled over.

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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