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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Elkhorn, WI · August 27, 1990

Date: August 27, 1990 · 01:00 local
Place: Elkhorn, WI
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: RMXA
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N16933
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI90MA244
Reported as: Bell 206B
Reported engine: Allison 250C20B
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 5
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,043 total1,540 in this make and model264 in the last 90 days

N16933Registration cancelled Oct 25, 1991 · Bell 206B-IIIS/N 2338 Airframe modelBell 206B-III

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What happened

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Indicates pilot flew into area of fog shortly after lift off. Lost control. Impacted hillside. VFR equipped only.

As the FAA filed it

INDICATES PILOT FLEW INTO AREA OF FOG SHORTLY AFTER LIFT OFF. LOST CONTROL. IMPACTED HILLSIDE. VFR EQUIPPED ONLY.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI90MA244Accident · 5 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportElkhorn, WIImproper planning/decision by the pilot, and his failure to attain adequate altitude before flying over rising terrain at night. Factors related to the accident were: darkness, fog, haze, rising terrain, and the lack of visual cues that were available to the…Aug 27, 1990 · Destroyed

Other reports on N16933 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19790108001389IPwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft · Corpus Christi, TXA parked aircraft, N6221G, blown over by blade wash from this helicopter.Jan 8, 1979 · Reported as Bell 206A · Minor damage