19850118000969A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 205A-1 · Newhall, CA · January 18, 1985

Date
January 18, 1985 · 10:45 local
Place
Newhall, CA
Phase of flight
Formation Flying
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N830V
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85FA115
Reported as
Bell 205A1
Reported engine
Lycoming T5313B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,573 total1,320 in this make and model133 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flew into hillside while filming a chase sequence for tv. Sun prevented pilot from seeing terrain.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO HILLSIDE WHILE FILMING A CHASE SEQUENCE FOR TV. SUN PREVENTED PILOT FROM SEEING TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.