# Accident 19930223003179A: Bell 206B, Oklahoma City, OK, February 23, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1993, 17:25 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport: Downtown Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HFXA
- Location: 35.4304° N, 97.5198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4304&lon=-97.5198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N224TV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N224TV-2013-04-23) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,243 total, 1,821 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930223003179A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED PASSENGER ON CONTROLS WHILE DEMONSTRATING 3 FOOT AGL HOVER.PASSENGER OVER CONTROLLED. SKID HIT. ROLLED OVER

## 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 FTW93LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA090), Feb 23, 1993: Bell 206B (N224TV), Oklahoma City, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PASSENGERS INADVERTENT CONTROL INTERFERENCE. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE PASSENGER

## Other reports on N224TV (2)

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

- [Incident 19910720035489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910720035489I), Jul 20, 1991: Bell 206B (N224TV), Oklahoma City, OK, Minor damage. Engine failed in flight. Autorotated to landing. Hit a street sign.
- [Incident 19910122004299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910122004299I), Jan 22, 1991: Bell 206B (N224TV), Medford, OK. Pilot collided with a wire on final approach and severed it. Landed safely.

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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