# Accident 19950722048269A: Bell 206L-3, Borger, TX, July 22, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1995, 18:40 local time
- Place: Borger, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6492° N, 101.3995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6492&lon=-101.3995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111JA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111JA-1996-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95FA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA308) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950722048269A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO THE WEATHER REPORTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THERE WAS A MICROBURST PRODUCING WEATHER IN THE AREA AND AMARILLO ATCT OBSERVED MICROBURST IN THE AREA. INVESTIGATION AT THE ACCIDENT SITE REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A VERY HIGH, VERTICAL RATE OF DESCENT, INDICATING THAT THE AIRCRAFT POSSIBLY ENCOUNTERED MICROBURST ACTIVITY.

## 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 FTW95FA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA308), Jul 22, 1995: Bell 206-L3 (N111JA), Borger, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO AN ENCOUNTER WITH A DUST DEVIL/WHIRLWIND AND THE TURBULENCE AND HIGH WIND ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW.

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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