# Accident 19850712030849A: Bell 206B, Page, AZ, July 12, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1985, 16:36 local time
- Place: Page, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6805° N, 111.4109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6805&lon=-111.4109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38942, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38942-2012-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 194 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850712030849A

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTOR STRUCK STEEL BRIDGE SPANNING A CANYON DURING FILM SEQUENCE. PILOT MAY HAVE BEEN USING IONAMIN MEDICATION

## 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 LAX85FA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA315), Jul 12, 1985: Bell 206-B (N38942), Page, AZ, 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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