# Accident 19870909069299A: Bell 206B, Vallejo, CA, September 9, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1987, 11:38 local time
- Place: Vallejo, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HVCA
- Location: 38.0896° N, 122.2510° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0896&lon=-122.2510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1082S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1082S-1989-06-08) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 5,817 total, 2,300 in this make and model, 97 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87FA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA332) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870909069299A

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTORS STRUCK A GUY WIRE. AIRCRAFT CRASHED AS IT WAS CLIMBING OVER POWERLINE TOWER. WAS ON POWERLINE PATROL.

## 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 LAX87FA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA332), Sep 9, 1987: Bell 206B (N1082S), Vallejo, CA, destroyed, 3 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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