# Accident 19851031071639A: Bell 206L1, Mansfield, MO, October 31, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1985, 18:50 local time
- Place: Mansfield, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 37.1000° N, 92.5802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1000&lon=-92.5802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27689, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27689-1989-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 7,377 total, 1,836 in this make and model, 131 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851031071639A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINES AND IMPACTED GROUND WHILE TURNING TO AVOID DETERIORATING WEATHER. LINES WERE 53 FEET ABOVE GROUND

## 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 MKC86FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA020), Nov 1, 1985: Bell 206L-1 (N27689), Mansfield, MO, 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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