# NTSB LAX94T#A03: Bell 206L-3, N81427, Oro Grande, CA, February 17, 1994

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Final report
- Date: February 16, 1994, 21:20 local (Feb 17, 1994, 05:20 UTC)
- Place: Oro Grande, CA
- Coordinates: 34.649597, -117.31977 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6496&lon=-117.3198&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Completed
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB case key (mKey): 28882
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX94T#A03
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/28882/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=28882
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94T%23A03

## Aircraft

- Registration: N81427 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L-3
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 51294
- Airframe hours: 4925
- 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 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 19, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=28882. 595 KB in all.

- Pilot-operator aircraft accident report NTSB form 61201-2 (item 1, PDF, 6 pages, 595 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13614652&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilot-Operator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report%20NTSB%20Form%2061201-2-Master-Rel.pdf

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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