# NTSB NYC82DA128: Bell 206B, N20303, Jamestown, RI, June 20, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 20, 1982, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Jamestown, RI
- Location: 41.4970° N, 71.3673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamestown, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4970&lon=-71.3673&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71182
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA128
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71182/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA128

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, hover
  - weather condition - high wind
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE HELICOPTER WAS BEING USED TO PHOTOGRAPH SHIPS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, IT BEGAN TO SPIN WHILE HE WAS IN A LOW LEVEL HOVER OVER THE WATER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE HELICOPTER STRUCK THE WATER, ROLLED OVER, THEN SANK IN ABOUT 104 FT OF WATER AND WAS NOT RECOVERED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N20303](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20303-2015-05-08), registration cancelled 2015-05-08, S/N 3275, built 1981 (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 317HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-317hp) (registry code 03011, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 3275
- Airframe hours: 376
- Engines: ALLISON 250-C20B 420 horsepower turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 91
- Operator: East Coast Helicopters, Inc.
- Registered owner: East Coast Helicopters, Inc.
- Departed: NEWPORT, RI
- Destination: NEWPORT, RI

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 3,870 total, 350 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 30 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Temperature: 154 °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 19820620023149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820620023149A), Jun 20, 1982: Bell 206B, Jamestown, RI, Substantial damage. During low level hover helicopter began to spin struck water and rolled over. Aircraft not recovered.

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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