# Accident 19940403007469A: Bell 206B3, Lamoille, NV, April 3, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1994, 16:36 local time
- Place: Lamoille, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AQHA
- Location: 40.7603° N, 115.4108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7603&lon=-115.4108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27736, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27736-1995-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 7,930 total, 1,099 in this make and model, 159 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940403007469A

## Narrative

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

SAT ON GROUND IN SNOW STORM. NO ENGINE COVERS. PLENUMS NOT CHECKED. ENGINES FLAMED OUT ON LOW SPEED LOW TAKEOFF.

## 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 SEA94FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA096), Apr 3, 1994: Bell 206B3 (N27736), Lamoille, NV, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE INGESTION OF FOREIGN MATERIAL (SNOW) IN THE ENGINE, WHICH RESULTED IN A FLAMEOUT (LOSS OF ENGINE POWER). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS (SNOW FALLING & HIGH…

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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