# Accident 19850118000969A: Bell 205A1, Newhall, CA, January 18, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1985, 10:45 local time
- Place: Newhall, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Formation Flying
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3606° N, 118.4702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3606&lon=-118.4702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N830V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N830V-2012-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 205A-1 (registry code 1181414, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T-53 series (registry code 41552, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 205A1
- Reported engine: LYC T5313B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,573 total, 1,320 in this make and model, 133 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850118000969A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX85FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA115), Jan 18, 1985: Bell 205A-1 (N830V), Newhall, CA, destroyed, 1 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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