- Date
- March 26, 1982, 10:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Austin, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5739YBell 206
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820326006279A
- Case key
- 69852
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
Weather condition - low ceilingFactor
Visual lookout - not maintainedCause
Object - wire,transmissionFactor
Analysis
During a low pass over lake Austin the aircraft collided with power cables about 300 feet above the lake. Witnesses reported two loud cracking sounds and that the helicopter pitched up and gyrated wildly then continued in the original direction of flight and crashed into the lake at about a 30 degree nose down angle.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5739Y
- Reported as
- Bell 206
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 3413
- Airframe hours
- 31
- Engine
- Allison C-28B3, 420 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Charles Kallestad
- Registered owner
- Charles Kallestad
- Departed
- Austin, TX
- Destination
- Austin, TX
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 5,600 total · 2,200 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 250 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 131 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AUS
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.