# Accident 19890601013929A: Bell 206L3, Rapelje, MT, June 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1989, 23:35 local time
- Place: Rapelje, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DYRA
- Location: 45.9594° N, 109.8505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9594&lon=-109.8505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76KM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76KM-2014-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C30 series (registry code 03015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 9,036 total, 915 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89MA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89MA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890601013929A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED OFF AT NIGHT IN STEEP CLIMBING TURN AND ERRATIC FLIGHT. CRASHED IN UNLIT AREA. LAB REPORT: NICOTINE, 6%.

## 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 DEN89MA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89MA130), Jun 2, 1989: Bell 206L-3 (N76KM), Big Timber, MT, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF, DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: DARK NIGHT, PILOT'S…

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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