# Incident 20091115024119I: Bell 204B, Fullerton, CA, November 15, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2009, 11:25 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8720° N, 117.9798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FULLERTON MUNI (FUL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8720&lon=-117.9798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N204AH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N204AH-2012-06-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 204-B (registry code 1181404, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-204-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T-53 series (registry code 41552, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 204B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total, 500 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091115024119I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STARTED AIRCRAFT TO CHARGE UP BATTERY, INTENDED TO TAXI TO WASH RACK.  DECIDED TO GET OUT WITH ENGINE RUNNING TO GET A BOTTLE OF WATER FROM HIS CAR.  AIRCRAFT BEGAN MOVING ON ITS OWN AND STRUCK ANOTHER AIRCRAFT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THIS IS BEING CLASSIFIED AS AN INCIDENT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO INTENT TO FLY.

## Other reports on N204AH (3)

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

- [Incident 20081025851709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081025851709I), Oct 25, 2008: Bell 204B (N204AH), Fullerton, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated after takeoff from ful he heard a loud sound and elected to land the helicopter back at ful. Inspection showed the engine cowling had…
- [Incident 19890314026999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890314026999I), Mar 14, 1989: Bell 204B (N204AH), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. Loud sound in flight. Landed at heliport. Found right engine cowling missing. Had a defective latch assembly.
- [Incident 19871211074629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871211074629I), Dec 11, 1987: Bell 204B (N204AH), San Diego, CA. Engine temporarily lost power. Assumed compressor stall. Pilot released external load cable and landed.

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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