# Accident 19920711024889A: Bell 206B, Twin Peaks, CA, July 11, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1992, 08:07 local time
- Place: Twin Peaks, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2291° N, 117.2308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2291&lon=-117.2308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59484, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59484-1993-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 75 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA294) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920711024889A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED INTO NEAR ZERO IMC. STRUCK TREES AND A CONDOMINIUM. VFR ONLY PILOT.

## 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 LAX92FA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA294), Jul 11, 1992: Bell 206B (N59484), Twin Peaks, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: WAS THE PILOT'S DECISION TO INITIATE THE FLIGHT IN KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER AND CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE LOW CLOUDS AND FOG.

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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