19860121001469A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Ellendale, MN · January 21, 1986

Date
January 21, 1986 · 04:25 local
Place
Ellendale, MN
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
OHSA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1498W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI86MA071
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
2,071 total141 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Took off in IFR weather. Flew into deteriorating ceiling, visibility at very low altitude. Impacted ground, burned.

As the FAA filed it

TOOK OFF IN IFR WEATHER. FLEW INTO DETERIORATING CEILING, VISIBILITY AT VERY LOW ALTITUDE. IMPACTED GROUND, BURNED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.