# Accident 19900827036549A: Bell 206B, Elkhorn, WI, August 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1990, 01:00 local time
- Place: Elkhorn, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: RMXA
- Location: 42.6709° N, 88.5396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6709&lon=-88.5396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16933, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16933-1991-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B-III (registry code 1181506, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 5,043 total, 1,540 in this make and model, 264 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90MA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90MA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900827036549A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI90MA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90MA244), Aug 27, 1990: Bell 206B (N16933), Elkhorn, WI, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER 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…

## Other reports on N16933 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790108001389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790108001389I), Jan 8, 1979: Bell 206A (N16933), Corpus Christi, TX, Minor damage. A parked aircraft, N6221G, blown over by blade wash from this helicopter.

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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