# Accident 19850909044669A: Bell 206B, Emmett, ID, September 9, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1985, 14:45 local time
- Place: Emmett, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9799° N, 116.5206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9799&lon=-116.5206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14819 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 28 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850909044669A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH GROUND IN AREA OF RISING TERRAIN. WEATHER WAS MARGINAL WITH THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN.

## 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 SEA85FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA211), Sep 9, 1985: Bell 206B (N14819), Emmett, ID, 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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