# Accident 19840920049869A: Bell 206B, Paso Robles, CA, September 20, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1984, 13:22 local time
- Place: Paso Robles, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.6110° N, 120.7608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6110&lon=-120.7608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2246W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2246W-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,797 total, 812 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA488](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA488) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840920049869A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HIT TELEPHONE LINES WHILE CROPDUSTING. OVERCAST SKIES OBSCURED LINE.

## 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 LAX84LA488](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA488), Sep 20, 1984: Bell 206B (N2246W), Paso Robles, CA, destroyed

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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