# NTSB LAX94T#A08: Bell 206B-III, N8NU, Yreka, CA, August 18, 1994

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Final report
- Date: August 17, 1994, 19:25 local (Aug 18, 1994, 02:25 UTC)
- Place: Yreka, CA
- Coordinates: 41.750011, -122.670372 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7500&lon=-122.6704&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Completed
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB case key (mKey): 28887
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX94T#A08
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/28887/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94T%23A08

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8NU](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8NU-1999-10-08), registration cancelled 1999-10-08, S/N 3346 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B-III
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Public aircraft, Part 91
- Operator: US Forest Service
- Departed: HPC, HAPPY CAMP, CA

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F

## 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 19940817021659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940817021659A), Aug 17, 1994: Bell 206B, Yreka, CA, Destroyed. Lost tail rotor, landed in tress of the mountains.

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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