# Accident 19930630021529A: Bell 206L3, Agoura Hills, CA, June 30, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1993, 10:35 local time
- Place: Agoura Hills, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1204° N, 118.7595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1204&lon=-118.7595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911VC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N911VC-1993-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 86 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93GA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93GA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930630021529A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DEEP GRASS. FIRE ERUPTED UNDER THE 206L3. CREW CHIEF ARMED AID FIRE UNIT. PILOT OR CREW CAUSED ACTIVATION.

## 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 LAX93GA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93GA270), Jun 30, 1993: Bell 206L-3 (N911VC), Agoura Hills, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The improper configuration of the aerial ignition device by the crew chief and an inadvertent activation of the unit by the pilot. The improper installation and configuration of the unit by…

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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