48.6341° N, 112.3301° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Cut Bank, MT, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 25, 1981 · 08:30 local
Place
Cut Bank, MT
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N16937
Reported as
Bell 206B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,500 total2,000 in this make and model250 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.
Za on takeoff left front landing skid caught a cable. Helio made hard landing. Ground radio transmission break down
As the FAA filed it
ZA ON TAKEOFF LEFT FRONT LANDING SKID CAUGHT A CABLE. HELIO MADE HARD LANDING.GROUND RADIO TRANSMISSION BREAK DOWN