# Accident 19820223005119A: Bell 206A, Watrous, NM, February 23, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1982, 21:35 local time
- Place: Watrous, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0996° N, 106.5192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0996&lon=-106.5192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2272D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2272D-1982-11-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,750 total, 95 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FQA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FQA15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820223005119A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED INTO POWERLINES DURING DARKNESS. TOXICOLOGY REPORT INDICATED HIGH BLOOD ALCOHOL.

## 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 FTW82FQA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FQA15), Feb 24, 1982: Bell 206B (N2272D), Watrous, NM, 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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