# Accident 19991117043239A: Bell 206B, Seattle, WA, November 17, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1999, 12:10 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6209° N, 122.3491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6209&lon=-122.3491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5735A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5735A-2013-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00FA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991117043239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C TRAVELING SW BOUND FROM WEBSTER POINT ON EAST SIDE OF LAKE UNION TOWARD DOWNTOWN SEATTLE AT APPROX. 1000 FET AT 90 KTS INDICATED. PILOT SIMULTANEOUSLY SAW ANOTHER HELICOPTER AND FELT IMPACT. PILOT STATED OTHER HELICOPTER APPROACHED FROM LOWER LEFT FRONT AND WAS OBSCURED FROM PILOT'S VIEW BY INSTRUMENT PANEL. A/C WAS LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT KIRO 7 HELIPAD DOWNTOWN SEATTLE. A/C HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO WINDSCREEN, FRONT AND RIGHT SIDE OF HYDRAULIC COMPARTMENT COWLING, WIRE CUTTER, AND ONE MAIN ROTOR BLADE. MINOR INJURY TO PILOT. NTSB RELEASED A/C 11/7/99.

## 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 SEA00FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00FA021), Nov 17, 1999: Bell 206B (N5735A), Seattle, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Adequate separation and lookout not maintained by the pilots of both aircraft.

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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