# Accident 19900222007829A: Bell 206B, Norwood, MA, February 22, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1990, 09:00 local time
- Place: Norwood, MA
- Airport: Norwood Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1905° N, 71.1729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORWOOD MEML (OWD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1905&lon=-71.1729&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41AA-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,400 total, 180 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900222007829A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON APPROACH TO LAND IN SEVERE TURBULENCE. ROLLED VERTICAL AND CRASHED ON A FENCE IN RESIDENTS YARD.

## 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 NYC90LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA072), Feb 22, 1990: Bell 206B (N41AA), Norwood, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. THE TURBULENCE WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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