# Accident 19920211002629A: Bell 206B, Wellington, UT, February 11, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1992, 18:35 local time
- Place: Wellington, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: YJPA
- Location: 39.5392° N, 110.7405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5392&lon=-110.7405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5003U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5003U-1992-06-12) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 371 total, 281 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920211002629A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK ROUGH GROUND NEAR A HIGHWAY WHILE HOVERING,UNABLE TO PROCEED DUE TO DENSE FOG. VFR FLIGHT NOT RECOMMENDED.

## 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 SEA92FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92FA045), Feb 12, 1992: Bell 206B (N5003U), Wellington, UT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF DESCENT. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE FOG, RAIN, LOW CEILINGS, NIGHT CONDITIONS, SNOW COVERED…

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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