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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Alma, CO · March 1, 1982

Date
March 1, 1982 · 08:30 local
Place
Alma, CO
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N580P
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN82DA037
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,389 total296 in this make and model138 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 crashed during emergency landing in mountainous terrain. Bleed valve dirty and had hole in diaphram.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. BLEED VALVE DIRTY AND HAD HOLE IN DIAPHRAM.

NTSB investigation

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