# NTSB NYC88LA105: Bell 206B, N352BT, Agawam, MA, March 24, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 24, 1988, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Agawam, MA
- Location: 42.0695° N, 72.6148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Agawam, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0695&lon=-72.6148&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36116
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC88LA105
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36116/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA105

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, landing
  - aircraft handling - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - psychological condition, pilot in command (cause)
  - visual/aural perception, pilot in command (cause)
- Roll over, landing

## Analysis

THE PILOT WAS ON APPROACH TO LANDING FROM THE SOUTH AT ABOUT 2,000 YARDS FROM HIS PAD. SPEED WAS ABOUT 65 KNOTS AND WAS ABOUT 500 FEET FROM THE GROUND WHEN THE PILOT SAID HE HAD A FLASHBACK AND DOESN'T REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED, THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER WHILE LANDING AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N352BT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N352BT-1989-01-23), registration cancelled 1989-01-23, S/N 260 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 260
- Airframe hours: 2308
- Engines: ALLISON 250-C20 278 horsepower turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Joseph B.Mendes
- Registered owner: Air And Ground Trans. Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 1987, 112 hours before
- Departed: NEWINGTON, CT

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; commercial; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 312 total, 201 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19880324006429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880324006429A), Mar 24, 1988: Bell 206B, Agawam, MA, Substantial damage. Lost control of helicopter while landing due to hallucinations from prior accident. Helicopter rolled.

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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