# Accident 19950818025549A: Bell 206B3, Bingham, ME, August 18, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1995, 08:00 local time
- Place: Bingham, ME
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: FW7G
- Location: 45.0581° N, 69.8731° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bingham, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0581&lon=-69.8731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16915, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16915-2013-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,180 total, 2,130 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950818025549A

## Narrative

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

CAME IN HIGH AND FAST FAILED TO FLARE. IMPACTED LEFT SKID BOUNCED CAME DOWN RIGHT SKID AND ROLLED OVER.

## 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 NYC95LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA198), Aug 18, 1995: Bell 206B (N16915), Bingham, ME, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate landing flare resulting in a hard landing and roll over, and a subsequent collision with trees.

## Other reports on N16915 (1)

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

- [Incident 19890422037889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890422037889I), Apr 22, 1989: Bell 206B (N16915), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Hovering near cable. Rotor blast whipped cable. Cable broke and struck aircraft. Made precuationary landing.

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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