# Incident 19961205044749I: Bell 206B3, December 5, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1996, 16:30 local time
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Aircraft: N2277A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2277A) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,025 total, 2,625 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961205044749I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE LEFT REAR WINDOW DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND STRUCK THE TAIL ROTOR DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE WINDOW DEPARTED WHILE A PASSENGER WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE IT. NO MAINTENANCE DEFECTS WERE FOUND.

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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