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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Utopia, TX · May 14, 1974

Date
May 14, 1974
Place
Utopia, TX
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N58153
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW74AF084
Reported as
Bell 206B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,075 total200 in this make and model81 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Low lvl night flt,following road. Lost sight of road,descending,saw trees too late.

As the FAA filed it

LOW LVL NIGHT FLT,FOLLOWING ROAD.LOST SIGHT OF ROAD,DESCENDING,SAW TREES TOO LATE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.