# Accident 19841030073329A: Bell 206B, Beaumont, CA, October 30, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1984, 09:13 local time
- Place: Beaumont, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 33.9396° N, 116.9705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9396&lon=-116.9705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20DB-2017-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,625 total, 193 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841030073329A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLYING LOW AT NIGHT FOLLOWING A HIGHWAY STRUCK POWER LINES AND CRASHED.

## 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 LAX85FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA036), Oct 31, 1984: Bell 206B (N20DB), Beaumont, CA, 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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