# Accident 19810501022089A: Bell 206B, Rangely, CO, May 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1981, 14:35 local time
- Place: Rangely, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0870° N, 108.7833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rangely, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0870&lon=-108.7833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16873 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,646 total, 1,493 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81DTE33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTE33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810501022089A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK UNSEEN ANTENNA WIRE ON TAKEOFF FROM PIPELINE VALVE. WIRE NOT AUTHORIZED OR MARKED.

## 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 DEN81DTE33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTE33), May 1, 1981: Bell 206B (N16873), Rangley, CO, substantial damage

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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