# Accident 19900822035241A: Bell 206B, California City, CA, August 22, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1990, 10:20 local time
- Place: California City, CA
- Airport: California City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Formation Flying
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1500° N, 117.9210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1500&lon=-117.9210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N250CA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N250CA) (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 250C20B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,069 total, 882 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA298) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900822035241A

## Narrative

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

IN FORMATION TO FILM MOVIE OF JUMPERS DEPARTING. ROTORS SEVERED PART OF VERTICAL FIN AND RUDDER OFN203E TWIN OTTER.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N203E, Dhav DHC6*: [Accident 19900822035242A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900822035242A)

## 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 LAX90LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA298), Aug 22, 1990: Bell 206B (N250CA), California City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE HELICOPTER PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM THE JUMP AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE INABILITY OF THE JUMP AIRCRAFT PILOT TO MAINTAIN VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE…

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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