# Accident 19920111000349A: Bell 206B3, Crocket, CA, January 11, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1992, 13:26 local time
- Place: Crocket, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CPWA
- Location: 38.0495° N, 122.2304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0495&lon=-122.2304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95AT-2013-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B-III (registry code 1181506, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 2,712 total, 1,350 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920111000349A

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTORS STRUCK POWERLINE THAT WAS SUSPENDED OVER A STRAIT AND CRASHED INTO WATER. SURVEY FLIGHT FOR OIL SPILL.

## 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 LAX92FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA088), Jan 11, 1992: Bell 206BIII (N95AT), Crockett, CA, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN VIGILANT WATCH FOR OBSTRUCTIONS WHILE INTENTIONALLY CRUISING SLOWLY AT A LOW ALTITUDE. A FACTOR WAS THE POWER LINE WAS SUPPORTED BY DISTANT TOWERS, AND THE LINE WAS…

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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