# NTSB BFO93T#173: Bell 206L-3, N207FC, Fairfax, VA, August 24, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Final report
- Date: August 24, 1993, 12:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Fairfax, VA
- Coordinates: 38.839698, -77.339996 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8397&lon=-77.3400&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Completed
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB case key (mKey): 11960
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=BFO93T#173
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/11960/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93T%23173

## Aircraft

- Registration: N207FC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L-3
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Public aircraft, Part 91
- Operator: Fairfax County Police
- Departed: 26VA
- Destination: 26VA

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Wind: 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

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.

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