# Accident 19950503048459A: Bell 206B3, Hamilton, MA, May 3, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1995, 21:30 local time
- Place: Hamilton, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N219CT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950503048459A

## Narrative

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

(-16) ATTEMPTING TAKE-OFF; DESTINATIN BEVERLY AIRPORT ON TAKE-OFF, ROTOR BLADES STRUCK TREE BRANCHES. APPROX HEIGHT 50'. ATTEMPTED AUTO-ROTATION AND FWD MOVEMENT. LANDED ON SIDE IN FIELD (PASTURE LAND). PRIVATE PROPERTY, MINOR INJURIES TO PILOT ( DISLOCATED RT. SHOULDER). HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. APPROXIMATE TIME OF ACCIDENT, 21:33 LOCAL TIME. NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD.

## 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 NYC95LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA101), May 4, 1995: Bell 206B (N219CT), Hamilton, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper decision to fly at night with a night vision deficiency, and his failure to maintain clearance with trees during takeoff, which resulted in an in-flight collision with the trees…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.