Plane Crash List

Bell 206B N250CA

22 August 1990 · California City, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 22 August 1990 at about 17:20 local time, a Bell 206B registered N250CA, operated by Cinema Air Inc., was involved in an accident near California City, California, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 17:20
Classification
Accident
Location
California City, California, United States
Coordinates
35.1500, -117.9210
Aircraft
Bell 206B
Registration
N250CA
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Cinema Air Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Other Work Use
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
California City → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Not Reported
NTSB number
LAX90LA298

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE HELICOPTER PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM THE JUMP AIRCRAT. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE INABILITY OF THE JUMP AIRCRAFT PILOT TO MAINTAIN VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE HELICOPTER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE INVOLVED IN A MOVIE OPERATION WITH THE HELICOPTER (N250CA) CARRYING A CAMERMAN. THE DHC-6 (N203E) CARRIED PARACHUTISTS. THE PURPOSE OF THE OPERATION WAS TO PHOTOGRAPH THE PARACHUTISTS EXITING THE JUMP AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT OF N250CA SAID HE WAS IN FORMATON WITH N203E AND WAS MANEUVERING INTO CAMERA POSITION WHEN THE ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED THE VERTICAL STABLILIZER AND RUDDER OF N203E. THE PILOT OF N203E WAS NOT IN A POSITION TO HAVE VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE HELICOPTER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Aircraft involved

Aircraft Registration Operator Damage
Bell 206B 206B N250CA Cinema Air Inc. Substantial
De Havilland DHC-6 DHC-6 N203E National Exec. Flight SER. Inc Substantial

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