# Accident 19950706016619A: Bell 206B3, New York, NY, July 6, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1995, 10:02 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: Port Authority-West
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MHIA
- Location: 40.7498° N, 73.9990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7498&lon=-73.9990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N206GS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N206GS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C30P (registry code 03099, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,906 total, 1,900 in this make and model, 248 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950706016619A

## Narrative

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

FAILED UNTIE MAIN ROTORS PRIOR STARTUP. BLADE FAILED. HELICOPTER JUMPED UP. SHUTDOWN. SEVERE DAMAGE ON IMPACT.

## 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 NYC95LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA142), Jul 6, 1995: Bell 206-BIII (N206GS), New York, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot' inadequate preflight inspection. A factor was the pilot's diverted attention.

## Other reports on N206GS (1)

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

- [Incident 20010211002329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010211002329I), Feb 11, 2001: Bell 206L1 (N206GS), Coraopolis, PA. (-23) See attached sheets for narrative

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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