# Accident 19900512015569A: Bell 206B, Carmel Valley, CA, May 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1990, 18:10 local time
- Place: Carmel Valley, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5499° N, 121.9194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5499&lon=-121.9194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75SH-2001-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,769 total, 411 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900512015569A

## Narrative

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

NOSED OVER TO GAIN SPEED AFTER LIFTOFF AND STRUCK 30FOOT HIGH WIRES. CAUSING UNCONTROLLED CRASH AND FIRE.

## 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 LAX90FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA170), May 13, 1990: Bell 206B (N75SH), Carmel Valley, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT AND IMPROPER CLIMB.

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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