# NTSB FTW93TA#03: Bell 206B, N3211N, Dallas, TX, March 16, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: March 16, 1993, 09:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Coordinates: 32.660827, -96.839065 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6608&lon=-96.8391&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 2007
- NTSB case key (mKey): 18850
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW93TA#03
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/18850/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93TA%2303

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Undetermined, unknown
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3211N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3211N), registered now, S/N 3808, built 1984 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250-C20 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (registry code 03020, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Public aircraft, Part 91
- Operator: City Of Dallas
- Departed: NONE
- Destination: NONE

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F

## 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 19930316052669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930316052669A), Mar 16, 1993: Bell 206B, Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Circling over lake high sink. Hit water tore off skids and police light. Hovered to shore. Landed safely.

## Other investigations on N3211N (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 WPR14LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA113), Feb 5, 2014: Bell 206 (N3211N), Bountiful, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots' inaccurate assessment of the snow depth on the landing zone, which resulted in a landing on snow deeper than that for which the helicopter was equipped and led to dynamic rollover.

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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