# Accident 19810825061229A: Bell 206B, Rio Blanco, CO, August 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: Rio Blanco, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 39.7378° N, 107.9454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rio Blanco, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7378&lon=-107.9454&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39082 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,530 total, 490 in this make and model, 158 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTE68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE68) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810825061229A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN81FTE68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE68), Aug 25, 1981: Bell 206B (N39082), Rio Blanco, 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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