# Accident 19790828021179A: Bell 206B, Nye, MT, August 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1979, 11:00 local time
- Place: Nye, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 45.4340° N, 109.8069° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nye, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4340&lon=-109.8069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5013C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5013C-1992-12-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 700 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FTA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTA19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790828021179A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SET OFF EXPLOSION BELOW HOVERING HELICOPTER WITH SLING LOAD. DAMAGED AIRCRAFT. LANDED SAFELY. LACK OF COMMUNICATION

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA79FTA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTA19), Aug 28, 1979: Bell 206B (N5013C), Absarokee, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5013C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890517011679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890517011679A), May 17, 1989: Bell 206B (N5013C), Lewiston, ID, Substantial damage. While practicing long line water pickups and drops, pilot maneuvered abruptly causing load swing pitch up and crash

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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