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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Grand Canyon, CA · November 22, 1981

Date
November 22, 1981 · 14:30 local
Place
Grand Canyon, CA
Airport
Phantom Ranch
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2163X
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX82DUJ10
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,746 total215 in this make and model19 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.

Flying low in Grand Canyon, struck cable, bounced over a bridge. Landed minus left skid. Chopper roller over.

As the FAA filed it

FLYING LOW IN GRAND CANYON, STRUCK CABLE, BOUNCED OVER A BRIDGE. LANDED MINUS LEFT SKID. CHOPPER ROLLER OVER.

NTSB investigation

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