# Accident 19881019048649A: Bell 206L, Deckers, CO, October 19, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1988, 14:24 local time
- Place: Deckers, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9901° N, 105.0491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9901&lon=-105.0491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99TV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99TV-1989-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 6,212 total, 405 in this make and model, 121 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881019048649A

## Narrative

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

TV NEW HELICOPTER STRUCK POWER LINES FLYING LOW IN CLOUDS , RAIN AND HIGH WINDS. IMPACT SEVERED MAIN ROTOR MAST.

## 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 DEN89FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA019), Oct 19, 1988: Bell 206L-3 (N99TV), Deckers, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N99TV (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840913054899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840913054899A), Sep 13, 1984: Bell 206L3 (N99TV), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. Power loss, landed in cherry creek viaduct, downtown Denver. Fuel control pc line broken, previously misinstalled.

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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