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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Rio Blanco, CO · August 25, 1981

Date
August 25, 1981 · 16:00 local
Place
Rio Blanco, CO
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N39082
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN81FTE68
Reported as
Bell 206B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,530 total490 in this make and model158 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 was pulling rope when it caught and caused chopper to crash out of control.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER WAS PULLING ROPE WHEN IT CAUGHT AND CAUSED CHOPPER TO CRASH OUT OF CONTROL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.