# Accident 19880317005779A: Bell 206L, Taylorville, IL, March 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1988, 20:30 local time
- Place: Taylorville, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BNRA
- Location: 39.5203° N, 89.2594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5203&lon=-89.2594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5759H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5759H-2014-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C28 series (registry code 03022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c28-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880317005779A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR EFFECT EN ROUTE IN HEAVY WET SNOW. VERTICAL SPIN TO GROUND IMPACT. POSSIBLE ICING.

## 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 CHI88FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA079), Mar 18, 1988: Bell 206L-1 (N5759H), Taylorville, IL, destroyed

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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