# Accident 19821223066689A: Bell 206A, San Antonio, TX, December 23, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1982, 08:21 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4095° N, 98.6298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4095&lon=-98.6298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N206H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N206H-2013-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206A (registry code 1181508, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821223066689A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED IN IMC. FOG AND LOW CEILING EXISTED AT DEPARTURE. NO WEATHER BRIEFING.

## 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 FTW83FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA066), Dec 23, 1982: Bell 206B (N206H), San Antonio, TX, destroyed, 3 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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