# Accident 19940104000139A: Bell 206B, Coolridge Dam, AZ, January 4, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1994, 09:20 local time
- Place: Coolridge Dam, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EJYA
- Aircraft: N771GM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N771GM-1994-02-07) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,677 total, 3,950 in this make and model, 315 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940104000139A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWER LINE AND CRASHED DURING STATE WILDLIFE SURVEY. WIRES KNOWN TO BE IN AREA NOT MARKED. HARD TO SEE.

## 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 LAX94LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA090), Jan 4, 1994: Bell 206B (N771GM), Coolidge Dam, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of a cruise altitude insufficient to ensure adequate obstacle clearance and his inadequate visual lookout. A factor in the accident was the inconspicuousness of the power lines.

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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