# NTSB NYC92WA186: Mcdonnell Douglas 500E, N588DB, Niagara Falls, Canada, September 29, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 29, 1992, 12:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place: Niagara Falls, Canada
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 37229
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC92WA186
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/37229/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92WA186

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N588DB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N588DB-2013-09-30), registration cancelled 2013-09-30, S/N 0462E, built 1991 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS 500E
- Registry model: [Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-helicopter-369e) (registry code 3027369) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250-C20 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (registry code 03020, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Part 91
- Operator: Rainbow Helicopters
- Departed: NIAGARA FALLS, NY

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: CGFXX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Niagara Helicopters Limited
- Departed: NIAGARA FALLS

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Wind: 300° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,500 ft overcast
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: IAG

## 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 19920929039271A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920929039271A), Sep 29, 1992: Helio 500HELIO, Niagara Falls, CN, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Collided midair over Niagara Falls with cgfxx

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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