# NTSB LAX92T#A18: Bell 206L-1, N56SP, Jenner, CA, August 1, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Final report
- Date: August 1, 1992, 15:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place: Jenner, CA
- Coordinates: 38.509849, -123.210205 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5098&lon=-123.2102&mi=10
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB case key (mKey): 27792
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX92T#A18
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/27792/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92T%23A18

## Aircraft

- Registration: N56SP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L-1
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 45422
- Airframe hours: 4116
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Public aircraft, Part 91
- Operator: Sonoma County Sheriff Dept
- Registered owner: Commodore Helicopters
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, June 4, 1992, 85 hours before
- Departed: NONE
- Destination: NONE, SANTA ROSA, CA
- Flight plan: Company VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: variable at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Lowest ceiling: 500 ft broken
- Temperature: 70 °F

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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