# Accident 19910213002321A: Bell 206B, Santa Paula, CA, February 13, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1991, 15:28 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Airport: Santa Paula Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3990° N, 119.0709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3990&lon=-119.0709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2282T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,786 total, 1,450 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910213002321A

## Narrative

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

HOVERING ONTO RUNWAY FAILED TO NOTE N31512 THAT HAD LIFTED FOR CLIMBOUT ON SAME RUNWAY. HIT ROTORS PASSING OVERHEAD

## Other aircraft in the event

- N31512, Amtrpt PITTSSPECS2S: [Accident 19910213002322A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910213002322A)

## 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 LAX91FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA098), Feb 13, 1991: Bell 206B (N2282T), Santa Paula, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE BELL 206B PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO SEE-AND-AVOID THE PITTS S-2A. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE S-2A PILOT'S RESTRICTED VISIBILITY FROM 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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