# Accident 19880831036309A: Bell 206L1, Barrett Junc, CA, August 31, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1988, 09:30 local time
- Place: Barrett Junc, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EFLA
- Aircraft: N74WH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74WH-2013-08-21) (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 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,343 total, 650 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA304) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880831036309A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED INTO A CANYON TO SURVEY A GAS LINE ROUTE. HIT POWERLINE PILOT FAILED TO SEE. PILOT ENDANGERED PASSENGERS

## 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 LAX88LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA304), Aug 31, 1988: Bell 206L-1 (N74WH), Barrett Junct., CA, substantial damage

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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