# Accident 20081015849819A: Bell 222, Aurora, IL, October 15, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2008, 23:58 local time
- Place: Aurora, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: X34A
- Location: 41.7694° N, 88.2456° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7694&lon=-88.2456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N992AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N992AA-2009-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 222 (registry code 1182122, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 222
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 283 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09MA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09MA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081015849819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 15, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 2358 CDT (UTC-5), N992AA, A BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON BHT-222 OPERATED BY AIR ANGELS INCORPORATED AS ANGEL FLIGHT ONE, CRASHED INTO A RADIO STATION (WBIG) ANTENNA 9.5 MILES SOUTH OF DUPAGE AIRPORT, (DPA), AURORA, ILLINOIS.  WEATHER WAS REPORTED TO BE CLEAR, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, WINDS LIGHT FROM THE NORTH AT 4 KNOTS, ALTIMETER 30.14 INCHES OF MERCURY.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES AND POST CRASH FIRE.  THREE ADULTS AND ONE CHILD RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 CEN09MA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09MA019), Oct 16, 2008: Bell 222 (N992AA), Aurora, IL, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the 734-foot-tall lighted tower during the visual night flight due to inadequate preflight planning, insufficient altitude, and a flight route too low…

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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