# Accident 19830121001519A: Bell 206L3, Goliad, TX, January 21, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1983, 04:11 local time
- Place: Goliad, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 28.6608° N, 97.3894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6608&lon=-97.3894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3899U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3899U-1984-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,166 total, 135 in this make and model, 134 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830121001519A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES AND THE GROUND AT DARK NIGHT WITH LOW CLOUDS,FOG AND RAIN IN AREA. 900 LB CARGO NOT TIED DOWN.

## 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 FTW83FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA097), Jan 21, 1983: Bell 206L-3 (N3899U), Goliad, TX, destroyed, 2 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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