# Incident 19970915031969I: Bell 206L3, Salt Lake City, UT, September 15, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1997, 19:30 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Heliport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 40.7608° N, 111.8910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salt Lake City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7608&lon=-111.8910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N206UH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N206UH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C30 series (registry code 03015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,850 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970915031969I

## Narrative

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

(-23) NO NARRATIVE AVAILABLE.

## Other reports on N206UH (1)

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

- [Accident 20060810014959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060810014959A), Aug 10, 2006: Bell 206L3 (N206UH), Salt Lake City, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was hovering expecting a clearance to takeoff on a medical mission. Air traffic delayed clearance due to an inbound helicopter landing at the same…

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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