# Accident 19920210002349A: Bell 206B3, San Ardo, CA, February 10, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1992, 10:00 local time
- Place: San Ardo, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CAXA
- Location: 36.0899° N, 120.8193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0899&lon=-120.8193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3903L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,950 total, 800 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920210002349A

## Narrative

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

LANDED TO LET LINEMAN OUT TO CHECK POWERLINE,SKIDS SANK IN SOFT GROUND. LEFT SKID GAVE WAY,HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER.

## 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 LAX92LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA114), Feb 10, 1992: Bell 206BIII (N3903L), San Ardo, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO LAND IN A PLOWED FIELD MADE SOFT FROM WINTER RAIN SHOWER ACTIVITY.

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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