# Accident 19881220065189A: Bell 206L1, Oakland, CA, December 20, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1988, 18:00 local time
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Airport: Metropolitan Oakland International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8044° N, 122.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8044&lon=-122.2708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1072S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1072S-1990-04-27) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,370 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881220065189A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED INTO BAY SHORTLY AFTER NIGHT TAKEOFF IN FOG AND RAIN. HELICOPTER NOT EQUIPPED FOR IFR. PILOT NOT CURRENT.

## 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 LAX89LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA073), Dec 21, 1988: Bell 206L-1 (N1072S), Oakland, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOTS INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITITIONS FROM WHICH HE INADVERTENTLY DESCENDED INTO THE WATER AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO…

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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