# Accident 19851120057799A: Bell 206B, Cheshire, CT, November 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1985, 07:00 local time
- Place: Cheshire, CT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4990° N, 72.9007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cheshire, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4990&lon=-72.9007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5828J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5828J-1991-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,270 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851120057799A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF AND FLEW AT TREETOP LEVEL UNDER A VERY LOW OVERCAST.  STRUCK A TREE THEN GROUND, AND BURST INTO FLAMES.

## 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 NYC86FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA037), Nov 20, 1985: Bell 206B (N5828J), Cheshire, CT, 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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