N3900B
Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 · built 1981
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on September 5, 1951.
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.
Safety history
- August 26, 1983Accident
THE HELICOPTER WAS BEING USED ON A SEISMIC DATA ACQUISTION OPERATION. WHILE LANDING BY A ROAD IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AT AN ELEVATION OF APRX 8400 FT, THE HELICOPTER WAS OBSERVED TO APPROACH TO A HOVER OVER THE ROADWAY. A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF DUST WAS BLOWN FROM THE ROTOR DOWNWASH CAUSING PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND TO COVER THEIR EYES & LOOK AWAY.