# Accident 19930124000829A: Bell 206B3, Brigham City, UT, January 24, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1993, 14:30 local time
- Place: Brigham City, UT
- Airport: Brigham City Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: UOSL
- Location: 41.5108° N, 112.0393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5108&lon=-112.0393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39088 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,623 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930124000829A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON FUEL RAMP. NO FUEL. HOVER TAXIED TO HANGER. HIT UNMARKED WIRES ABOVE TAXIWAY. DARK, ROTORS BLOWING SNOW.

## 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 SEA93LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA056), Jan 24, 1993: Bell 206B3 (N39088), Brigham City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOCATION OF UNMARKED ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION WIRES OVER A DESIGNATED AIRPORT TAXIWAY. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPECTANCY TO ENCOUNTER WIRES ABOVE AN ARPT…

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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