# Accident 19941220044069A: Bell 206B, Miami, FL, December 20, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1994, 15:15 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Tamiami Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: KUVA
- Location: 25.6506° N, 80.4090° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6506&lon=-80.4090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N163BH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N163BH-2005-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 317HP (registry code 03011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-317hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 850 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941220044069A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON QUARRY WATER. CFI ADVISED CHOPPER DRIFTING. STUDENT LIFTED TO HOVER. TAIL ROTOR STRUCK EMBANKMENT.

## 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 MIA95LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA044), Dec 20, 1994: Bell 206B (N163BH), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (CFI) FOR FAILURE TO NOTE REDUCTION IN CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE TAIL ROTOR AND AN EMBANKMENT.

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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