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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 206L1 · Carson, NM · January 20, 1985

Date
January 20, 1985 · 23:15 local
Place
Carson, NM
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N40TE
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN85FA067
Reported as
Bell 206L1
Reported engine
Allison 250C28B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
14,000 total1,500 in this make and model13 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.

Impacted level terrain at night in a right bank and descent at high airspeed. Fog in area.

As the FAA filed it

IMPACTED LEVEL TERRAIN AT NIGHT IN A RIGHT BANK AND DESCENT AT HIGH AIRSPEED. FOG IN AREA.

NTSB investigation

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