# NTSB MIA82FLD09: Bell 206B, N7021J, Orlando, FL, December 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 7, 1981
- Place: Orlando, FL · ORLANDO, FL
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122606
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA82FLD09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FLD09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3435   81/12/7   ORLANDO,FL          BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 2908
        TIME - 1740                    N7021J              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 2669 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERNDON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORLANDO,FL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE
        REMARKS- ACFT COLLIDED W HANGAR WHILE BEING REPOSITIONED FOR MAINTENANCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7021J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7021J-2013-08-20), registration cancelled 2013-08-20, S/N 571, built 1970 (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 SER 250HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (registry code 03002, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Herndon

## 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 19811207079269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811207079269A), Dec 7, 1981: Bell 206B, Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot was repositioning helicopter for maintenance when rotor blades struck hanger.

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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