# Accident 19950307007129A: Bell 230, Portland, OR, March 7, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1995, 01:35 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Oregon Health Sciences Univ Nr
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: LOVA
- Location: 45.5109° N, 122.6899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5109&lon=-122.6899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N230LF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 230
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30G2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,800 total, 80 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950307007129A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR STRUCK A FENCE LANDING ON HELICOPTER PAD. EMS POSITIONING FLIGHT.

## 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 SEA95LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA068), Mar 7, 1995: Bell 230 (N230LF), Portland, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE PERIMETER FENCE WHILE LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE HELIPORT PERIMETER FENCE.

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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