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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Napa, CA · November 12, 1981

Date
November 12, 1981 · 18:26 local
Place
Napa, CA
Airport
Co
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N49756
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX82FA014
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,865 total310 in this make and model78 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flew into low clouds. CFI took over, started turn and descent. Flew into rising ground.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO LOW CLOUDS. CFI TOOK OVER, STARTED TURN AND DESCENT. FLEW INTO RISING GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.