# NTSB CHI79FEX26: Bell 206-11, N27554, Indianapolis, IN, May 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1979
- Place: Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135641
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEX26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEX26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1237  79/5/28    INDIANAPOLIS,IN     BELL 206-11         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 5571
        TIME - 1836                    N27554              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - METHODIST HPTL PD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INDIANAPOLIS,IN             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N27554](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27554-2024-01-11), registration cancelled 2024-01-11, S/N 45246, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206-11
- Registry model: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 SER 400HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (registry code 03013, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Methodist Hptl Pd

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790528015929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790528015929A), May 28, 1979: Bell 206L, Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Helicopter made tail low approach to helipad, caught tail rotor guard on safety wire netting, recovered/landed ok.

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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