# Accident 19941026040039A: Bell 206B3, Inver Grove Hei, MN, October 26, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1994, 14:46 local time
- Place: Inver Grove Hei, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CPGA
- Location: 44.8209° N, 93.0506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8209&lon=-93.0506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N505KS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N505KS-1999-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,395 total, 630 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941026040039A

## Narrative

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

NON REVENUE RIDES. OPERATED TOO LOW. STRUCK WIRES AND CRASHED. PASSENGERS WERE COMPANY EMPLOYEES.

## 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 CHI95LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA026), Oct 26, 1994: Bell 206B3 (N505KS), Inver Grove Hts, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's improper altitude and inadequate visual lookout.

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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