19800401009099A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Ashfork, AZ · April 1, 1980

Date
April 1, 1980 · 15:15 local
Place
Ashfork, AZ
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N777PS
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,440 total469 in this make and model191 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.

Helicopter crashed during attempted emergency landing. Low ceilings and snow reported at time of crash.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING. LOW CEILINGS AND SNOW REPORTED AT TIME OF CRASH.