# Accident 19930807027911A: Bell 206L3, Tusayan, AZ, August 7, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1993, 17:03 local time
- Place: Tusayan, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GCHL
- Location: 36.0304° N, 112.0190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0304&lon=-112.0190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38903, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38903-2005-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,199 total, 2,049 in this make and model, 267 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA316) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930807027911A

## Narrative

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

DURING HOVER TAXI TO HELILPAD ROTORS STRUCK IDLING ROTOR OF N444CR WAITING TAKEOFF FROM ITS PAD. NARROW TAXI LANE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N444CR, Bell 206L1: [Accident 19930807027912A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930807027912A)

## 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 LAX93FA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA316), Aug 8, 1993: Bell 206L3 (N38903), Tusayan, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF N444CR TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE MAIN ROTOR CLEARANCE FROM N38903, AND THE OPERATOR'S FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE OR RECOMMENDED SAFE HELIPAD DIMENSIONS. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT…

## Other reports on N38903 (2)

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

- [Accident 20000707009119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000707009119A), Jul 7, 2000: Bell 206L3 (N38903), Logan, UT, No damage. (-23) Aircraft departed Logan-cache airport fro a local flight. A person in the FBO observed the left rear door open as the aircraft departed. Several minutes…
- [Accident 19831025055459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831025055459A), Oct 25, 1983: Bell 206L3 (N38903), Grand Canyon, AZ, Substantial damage. Reported power loss. Chopped off tail boom on autorotation landing. Engine checked normal. Severe downdrafts in 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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