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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Camp Verde, AZ · May 25, 1989

Date: May 25, 1989 · 16:29 local
Place: Camp Verde, AZ
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: IOHA
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N49608
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX89FA203
Reported as: Bell 206B
Reported engine: Allison 250C20
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,134 total51 in the last 90 days

N49608Registration cancelled Mar 25, 1991 · Bell 206BS/N 1733 Airframe modelBell 206B

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck powerlines crashed and burned on a positioning VFR flight.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK POWERLINES CRASHED AND BURNED ON A POSITIONING VFR FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX89FA203Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCamp Verde, AZFailure of the pilot to maintain adequate altitude to clear obstructions in his flight path and visually detect obstructions in order to avert a collision.May 25, 1989 · Destroyed