ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42714
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| Date: | Sunday 3 August 1986 |
| Time: | 12:35 |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger |
| Owner/operator: | Joe Foster Excavating |
| Registration: | N49606 |
| MSN: | 1775 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Engine model: | ALLISON 250C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Alamo, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Danville, CA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On August 3, 1986, at 1235 Pacific daylight time, a Bell 2068 helicopter, N49606, owned and operated by Joe Foster Excavating, Inc., Danville, California, crashed in a wooded area in Alamo, California, while circling a residence. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The
pilot and passenger, the owner of the helicopter, sustained fatal injuries; the helicopter was destroyed.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the pilot's incapacitation resulting from a myocardial event. Contributing to the cause of the accident was the pilot's failure to comply with the provisions of both his medical and pilot certificates and the inadequate procedures used by the Federal Air Surgeon to medically recertify the pilot.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X34539
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 15-Feb-2020 18:21 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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