# Accident 19900706024389A: Bell 206B, San Antonio, TX, July 6, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1990, 07:00 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 29.5400° N, 98.4894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5400&lon=-98.4894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3894L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900706024389A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE HELICOPTER WAS CONDUCTING A BAREHAND LIVE-LINE OPERATION OVER THE 345,000-VOLT ENERGIZED POWER LINE, AND WAS LOWERING THE ELECTRICAL LINEWORKER/FLIGHT CREWMAN TOWARD THE WORK AREA. THE WORKER RAISED HIS ARM WHICH COMPROMISED THE AIRGAP, AND RESULTED IN A FLASHOVER AND ELECTROCUTION.

## 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 FTW90LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA133), Jul 6, 1990: Bell 206B (N3894L), San Antonio, TX, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE LINEMAN/FLIGHT CREWMAN NOT FOLLOWING PROCEDURES.

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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