# Accident 19940512010659A: Bell 206B, Winnebago, IL, May 12, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1994, 12:30 local time
- Place: Winnebago, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2603° N, 89.2407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2603&lon=-89.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49585, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49585-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,750 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940512010659A

## Narrative

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

FLYING LOW OVER HIGHWAY FOLLOWING VEHICLES. PULLED UP TO MISS WIRES BUT HIT SAME. AUTORATED INTO FIELD. ROLLED OVER

## 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 CHI94LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA161), May 12, 1994: Bell 206B (N49585), Winnebago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: a wire strike due to failure to maintain proper altitude, and improper visual lookout by the pilot-in-command.

## Other reports on N49585 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900705035559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900705035559I), Jul 5, 1990: Bell 206B (N49585), Siren, WI, Minor damage. Wire strike while filming terrain on company business. Equipped with cable cutters. Landed safely.

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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