# Accident 19820520017449A: Bell 206B, Gate City, VA, May 20, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1982, 11:30 local time
- Place: Gate City, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 36.6301° N, 82.5809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6301&lon=-82.5809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5002X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,522 total, 803 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FIJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FIJ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820520017449A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES EXTERNAL LOAD SNAGGED A TREE. LONG LINE NOT JETTISONED. DRAGGED CHOPPER DOWN. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS.

## 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 ATL82FIJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FIJ03), May 20, 1982: Bell 206B (N5002X), Gate City, VA, 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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