# Accident 19850715037629A: Bell 206L1, Saginaw, TX, July 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1985, 12:30 local time
- Place: Saginaw, TX
- Airport: Saginaw
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GPRA
- Location: 32.9095° N, 97.4309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9095&lon=-97.4309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32GT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32GT-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,015 total, 605 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85FA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850715037629A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LIFTOFF ON AMBULANCE FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT STRUCK TELEPHONE LINES.  IMPACTED GROUND WITH MINIMUM CONTROL.

## 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 FTW85FA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA287), Jul 15, 1985: Bell 206L-1 (N32GT), Saginaw, TX, destroyed

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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