# Incident 19890825050279I: Bell 206L, Cidra, Puerto Rico, August 25, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1989, 10:42 local time
- Place: Cidra, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CPWA
- Location: 18.1776° N, 66.1585° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cidra, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.1776&lon=-66.1585&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96AT-1991-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L (registry code 1181522, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,735 total, 400 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890825050279I

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR STRUCK A POLE AT THE WALKWAY WHILE MAKING AN APPROACH TO THE LANDING AREA.

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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