# Incident 19820101003869I: Bell 206B, Pagosa Springs, CO, January 1, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1982, 11:45 local time
- Place: Pagosa Springs, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2634° N, 107.0035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pagosa Springs, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2634&lon=-107.0035&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3887Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820101003869I

## Narrative

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

ZA FLEW INTO HEAVY SNOW SHOWER. FORCED TO LAND IN DEEP SNOW. DAMAGED TAIL ROTOR. TU CREW ENROUTE TO ACCIDENT SCENE.

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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