# Accident 19890718023749A: Bell 206B, Duchesne, UT, July 18, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1989, 13:15 local time
- Place: Duchesne, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DYRA
- Location: 40.0990° N, 110.4909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0990&lon=-110.4909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1086C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1086C-1998-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 585 total, 57 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890718023749A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A STATIC POWERLINE CABLE WHILE FLYING CLOSE FOR A POWERLINE TEST. PILOT HAD NO PRIOR POWERLINE TRAINING.

## 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 DEN89FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA175), Jul 18, 1989: Bell 206B (N1086C), Duchesne, UT, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE POWER LINE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: LACK OF MISSION TRAINING PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY/OPERATOR, THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OF…

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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