- Date
- February 16, 1994, 21:20 local (Feb 17, 1994, 05:20 UTC)
- Place
- Oro Grande, CA
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Aircraft
- N81427Bell 206L-3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Investigation class
- Class 3
- Case key
- 28882
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Aircraft
- Registration
- N81427
- Reported as
- Bell 206L-3
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 51294
- Airframe hours
- 4,925
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Public aircraft · Part 91
- Operator
- California Highway Patrol
- Registered owner
- California Highway Patrol
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 15, 1994 · 7 hours before
- Departed
- DAG · Barstow, CA
- Airport
- Private Helipad
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 19, 2022, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 595 KB in all.