# Incident 19891212061929I: Bell 206B, Chicago, IL, December 12, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1989, 08:00 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago Midway
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7856° N, 87.7527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (MDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7856&lon=-87.7527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5743H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5743H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20 (registry code 54178, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891212061929I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STARTED WITH HELICOPTER ON TOWING WHEELS. PILOT FORGOT WHEELS AND TAILBOOM SWUNG HITTING A PARKED VEHICLE.

## Other reports on N5743H (1)

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

- [Accident 19840406016329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840406016329A), Apr 6, 1984: Bell 206B (N5743H), Farmington, NM, Substantial damage. Loose b nut on fuel line caused air to enter fuel system and a power loss on takeoff. No time to enter autorotation

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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