Bell 206L-1 N5759H
18 March 1988 · Taylorville, Illinois, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 18 March 1988 at about 02:30 local time, a Bell 206L-1 registered N5759H, operated by Illinois Prairie Air, Inc., was involved in an accident near Taylorville, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Taylorville, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.5203, -89.2594
- Aircraft
- Bell 206L-1
- Registration
- N5759H
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Illinois Prairie Air, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Effingham → Springfield
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- CHI88FA079
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 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
THE HELICOPTER EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE IN SLOW FLIGHT OUT OF GROUND EFFECT. THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A BLACK PLOWED FIELD DURING A PERIOD OF LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW. THE OCCURRENCE HAPPENED IN A REMOTE AREA WITH FEW GROUND REFERENCE LIGHTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 1988 | Bell 206B | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Hawaii Pacific Helicopters | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1988 | Bell 206B | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1988 | Bell 206B | Martinsville, Indiana, United States | Roto-Whirl, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1988 | Bell 206L-1 | Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 21 Dec 1988 | Bell 206L-1 | Oakland, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Nov 1988 | Bell 206L | St. Thomas | Air Center Helicopters, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 1988 | Boeing B-727-200A | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1988 | Beechcraft 55B | Quincy, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1988 | Cessna 172 | Carbondale, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1988 | Cessna T310R | Urbana, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-28-151 | Fairview Hts., Illinois, United States | Hurst Flight Training, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1988 | Cessna 421A | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |