# Accident 19940817021659A: Bell 206B, Yreka, CA, August 17, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1994
- Place: Yreka, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7500° N, 122.6704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7500&lon=-122.6704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8NU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8NU-1999-10-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94T#A08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94T%23A08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940817021659A

## Narrative

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

LOST TAIL ROTOR, LANDED IN TRESS OF THE MOUNTAINS.

## 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 LAX94T#A08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94T%23A08), Aug 18, 1994: Bell 206B-III (N8NU), Yreka, CA, destroyed

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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