# NTSB LAX76AL002: Bell 206B, N58137, Poway, CA, July 15, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1975
- Place: Poway, CA · POWAY, CA
- Location: 32.9628° N, 117.0359° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Poway, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9628&lon=-117.0359&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150496
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76AL002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3193  75/7/15    POWAY,CA            BELL 206B           CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 3336
        TIME - 2348                    N58137              PX-  3  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 872 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEN DYN PARK LOT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POWAY,CA                    POMONA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- DEP FRM WELL LTD AREA INTO SURROUNDING UNLTD TERRAIN WITH KNOWN FOG IN AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N58137](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58137-1975-08-18), registration cancelled 1975-08-18, S/N 1277 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Gen Dyn Park Lot

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750715036279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750715036279A), Jul 15, 1975: Bell 206B, Poway, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Dep frm well ltd area into surrounding unltd terrain with known fog in area.

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.

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