# Accident 19890906033939A: Bell 206B, Murrieta, CA, September 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1989, 11:30 local time
- Place: Murrieta, CA
- Airport: Thompson Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: BKFG
- Location: 33.5649° N, 117.2399° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Thompson Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5649&lon=-117.2399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111JG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111JG-2012-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890906033939A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER RETURNING TO AG BASE. AUTOROTATED INTO A LAKE. SOME DEBRIS IN FUEL AND WORN DIAPHRAGM.LOW FUEL PRESSURE.

## 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 LAX89LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA297), Sep 6, 1989: Bell 206B (N111JG), Murrieta, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO CONTAMINATES IN THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT. THE ORIGIN OF THE CONTAMINATES WAS NOT DETERMINED. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR(S) WAS: THE HELICOPTER WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH FLOATS.

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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