# Accident 19791228034199A: Bell 206B, Thermopolis, WY, December 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Thermopolis, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 43.6479° N, 108.2145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thermopolis, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6479&lon=-108.2145&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16867, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16867-1984-05-15) (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: 7,299 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80DTC04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTC04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791228034199A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITH EXTERNAL LOAD. SKID TANGLED IN SAGEBRUSH. ROTOR HIT GROUND, ETC.

## 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 DEN80DTC04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTC04), Dec 28, 1979: Bell 206B (N16867), Thermopolis, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N16867 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820307049539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820307049539A), Mar 7, 1982: Bell 206B (N16867), Trenton, ND, Substantial damage. Lost rotor RPM. Released sling load. Crash landed. Worn gearshaft splines failed. Clogged fuel nozzel.

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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