# Accident 19911120053109A: Bell 206B, Sacramento, CA, November 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1991, 18:14 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Sacramento Metropolitan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CAXA
- Location: 38.5295° N, 121.6608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5295&lon=-121.6608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5011K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5011K-1997-12-06) (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: 1,058 total, 222 in this make and model, 189 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911120053109A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL IN IMC NIGHT CONDITIONS DURING VECTORS TO AIRPORT. HELICOPTER DISINTEGRATED ON GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 LAX92FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA047), Nov 21, 1991: Bell 206BIII (N5011K), Davis, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE DECISION OF THE PILOT TO CONTINUE NIGHT LOW LEVEL FLIGHT IN FORECASTED ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FOGGY WEATHER AND DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS WHICH RESTRICTED…

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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