# Accident 19930112000309A: Bell 206B, Hayward, CA, January 12, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1993, 20:23 local time
- Place: Hayward, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEPA
- Location: 37.6703° N, 122.0798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6703&lon=-122.0798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3202A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3202A-1995-04-26) (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: 3,925 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 142 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930112000309A

## Narrative

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

TRYING TO CROSS A BAY IN HEAVY RAIN AND FOG. FLEW UNPLANNED INTO WATER. IMC AIRMETS AND SIGMETS OUT FOR AREA.

## 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 LAX93FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA093), Jan 13, 1993: Bell 206B (N3202A), Hayward, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE DARK NIGHT LIGHT CONDITIONS…

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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