# Accident 19811112089639A: Bell 206B, Napa, CA, November 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1981, 18:26 local time
- Place: Napa, CA
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2971° N, 122.3010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Napa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2971&lon=-122.3010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49756, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49756-2012-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,865 total, 310 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811112089639A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX82FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA014), Nov 12, 1981: Bell 206B (N49756), Napa, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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