# Accident 19881222057719A: Bell 206L1, Cape Girardeau, MO, December 22, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1988, 04:35 local time
- Place: Cape Girardeau, MO
- Airport: Cape Girardeau Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EVCA
- Location: 37.3398° N, 89.5704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3398&lon=-89.5704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N119CG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N119CG-1990-04-11) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 3,890 total, 160 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881222057719A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO FIND AIRPORT IN DENSE FOG BY USING THE ILS. NEGLECTED TO TURN OFF STROBE. GOT VERTIGO AND CRASHED.

## 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 MKC89FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA043), Dec 22, 1988: Bell 206L-1 (N119CG), Cape Girardeau, MO, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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