# Accident 19821211063659A: Bell 206A, Merced, CA, December 11, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1982, 08:38 local time
- Place: Merced, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3114° N, 120.4704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merced, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3114&lon=-120.4704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4687F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 661 total, 661 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821211063659A

## Narrative

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

TRIED VISUAL APPROACH TRANSITION FROM ILS APPROACH, STRUCK A POWER POLE. WEATHER WAS BELOW ILS MINIMA.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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