# Accident 19950129049109A: Bell 206B3, Nicaragua, January 29, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1995, 08:11 local time
- Place: Nicaragua
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N59556, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59556-1997-09-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95WA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95WA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950129049109A

## Narrative

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

(-16) DUE TO REPORTED ENG FAILURE A HARD LANDING RESULTED SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE CRAFT. WE PROBABLY WILL NOT RECEIVE FURTHER INFORMATION FROM THE NICARAGUAN GOVT. CAPABILITIES OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY HANDLE THE SITUATION MAY NEVER BE DETERMINED.

## 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 MIA95WA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95WA068), Jan 29, 1995: Bell 206B3 (N59556), Neacon, Nicaragua, substantial damage

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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