# Accident 19910726030249A: Bell 206L1, Lake Alpine, CA, July 26, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1991, 00:15 local time
- Place: Lake Alpine, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: CVCA
- Location: 38.3502° N, 120.2000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3502&lon=-120.2000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N523RR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N523RR-1995-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91TL#08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91TL%2308) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910726030249A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER DEVELOPED A FUEL LEAK, CRASHED.

## 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 LAX91TL#08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91TL%2308), Jul 27, 1991: Bell 206L-1 (N523RR), Lake Alpine, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N523RR (1)

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

- [Incident 19861004067779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861004067779I), Oct 4, 1986: Bell 206L1 (N523RR), Round Mountain, CA, Minor damage. While transitioning to forward flight, turbine wheel failed. Pilot dropped load and autorotated to landing.

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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