Bell 206B N1082S
9 September 1987 · Vallejo, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 September 1987 at about 18:38 local time, a Bell 206B registered N1082S, operated by Commodore Helicopters, Inc., was involved in an accident near Vallejo, California, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:38
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Vallejo, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.0896, -122.2510
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N1082S
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Commodore Helicopters, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Observation
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Napa → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX87FA332
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WHILE PERFORMING A ROUTINE AERIAL OBSERVATION FLIGHT TO INSPECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY'S TRANSMISSION LINES, THE HELICOPTER CRASHED AFTER COLLIDING WITH AN UNMARKED STATIC WIRE. THE LINE INSTALLATION WAS ON SLOPING TERRAIN & CONSISTED OF 3 TOWERS. THE SEVERED STATIC LINE WAS SUPPORTED BY TOWERS HAVING HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE PLT FAILED TO DETECT & AVOID THE ELEVATED STATIC LINE. PG & E FAILED TO PROVIDE THE PLT WITH ADVANCE NOTICE OF THE HAZARDOUS & SOMEWHAT UNIQUE LINE CONFIGURATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 1987 | Bell 206B | Austin, Texas, United States | Omni Flight, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1987 | Bell 206L-1 | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | All American Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1987 | Bell 206B III | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Aero West Management Services | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1987 | Bell 206L-1 | Pollockville, North Carolina, United States | Omniflight Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 10 Dec 1987 | Bell 206L-3 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | Central Flying Service | Unknown | - |
| 19 Nov 1987 | Bell 206L-3 | Rialto, California, United States | William Lyon Company | Serious injuries | - |
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