# Accident 19911025048009A: Bell 206B, Vallejo, CA, October 25, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1991, 21:56 local time
- Place: Vallejo, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0905° N, 122.2507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0905&lon=-122.2507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3456M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3456M-1994-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 4,541 total, 301 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911025048009A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK AN ELECTRICAL TOWER WHILE FLYING AT 200 FT AGL IN HEAVY RAIN,FOG,LOW CEILING. AIRMETS FOR IMC FOR AREA.

## 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 LAX92LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA029), Oct 26, 1991: Bell 206B (N3456M), Vallejo, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER, CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, AND IMPROPER ALTITUDE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS LOW CEILINGS, POOR…

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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