# Accident 19921121047539A: Bell 206B3, Hilo, HI, November 21, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1992, 11:15 local time
- Place: Hilo, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 19.6894° N, 155.0797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6894&lon=-155.0797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N789N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N789N-1993-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,762 total, 2,239 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921121047539A

## Narrative

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

FILMING MOVIE FLEW LOW OVER VOLCANO VENT PLUME. LOST POWER. ROTORS HIT ROCKS. ENGINE CORRODED BY SULPHUR.NO STC OPS

## 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 LAX93LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA050), Nov 21, 1992: Bell 206B-III (N789N), Hilo, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL FLIGHT IN AND NEAR A VOLCANIC GAS CLOUD WHICH INDUCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO A LACK OF COMBUSTIBLE OXYGEN IN THE ATMOSPHERE.

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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