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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Athens, OH · August 7, 1990

Date
August 7, 1990 · 09:12 local
Place
Athens, OH
Phase of flight
Scud Running
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BXOA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N49651
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC90LA189
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,900 total2,215 in this make and model115 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lowering ceiling en route. Turned back but struck unseen powerline and crashed out of control.

As the FAA filed it

LOWERING CEILING EN ROUTE. TURNED BACK BUT STRUCK UNSEEN POWERLINE AND CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.