# Accident 19820326006279A: Bell 206B, Austin, TX, March 26, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1982, 10:55 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3008° N, 97.8095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3008&lon=-97.8095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5739Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FRG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820326006279A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER COLLIDED WITH POWER CABLES DURING LOW PASS OVER LAKE.

## 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 FTW82FRG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG27), Mar 26, 1982: Bell 206 (N5739Y), Austin, TX, 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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