# Accident 19850120002019A: Bell 206L1, Carson, NM, January 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1985, 23:15 local time
- Place: Carson, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 36.3900° N, 105.7899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3900&lon=-105.7899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40TE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850120002019A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN85FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA067), Jan 21, 1985: Bell 206 L-1 (N40TE), Carson, NM, destroyed, 3 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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