# Accident 19881218054619A: Bell 206L1, Linwood, KS, December 18, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1988, 14:30 local time
- Place: Linwood, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DFMA
- Location: 38.9993° N, 95.0294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9993&lon=-95.0294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5012J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5012J-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,222 total, 342 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881218054619A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED LOW OVER A RIVER TO CHECK SMOKE ON GROUND. STRUCK A POWERLINE AND CRASHED INTO TWO FEET OF WATER IN RIVER

## 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 MKC89LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA041), Dec 18, 1988: Bell 206L-1 (N5012J), Linwood, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: POOR IN-FLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISION, INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT, AND CLEARANCE NOT ATTAINED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

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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