# Accident 19930103000039A: Bell 206B3, Ogden, UT, January 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1993, 15:40 local time
- Place: Ogden, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: UOSA
- Location: 41.2096° N, 111.9703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2096&lon=-111.9703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1078V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1078V-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 8,925 total, 643 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930103000039A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK MOUNTAINSIDE AFTER ENTERING CLOUDS WHILE MANEUVERING FOR RIDGE LANDING. SIGMETS FOR MOUNTAIN OBSCURED.

## 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 SEA93FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA048), Jan 3, 1993: Bell 206B3 (N1078V), Ogden, UT, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUATION OF VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, AND HIS DECISION TO CONTINUE HIS LANDING ATTEMPTS UNDER THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE…

## Other reports on N1078V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19831203073809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831203073809A), Dec 3, 1983: Bell 206B (N1078V), Ft Morgan, CO, Substantial damage. Blowing snow caused whiteout landing in a field due to fog. A skid touched during hover caused dynamic rollover.

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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