37.5144° N, 122.2945° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Belmont, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 3, 1983 · 15:00 local
Place
Belmont, CA
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Aircraft
N2069A
Reported as
Bell 206B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 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.
Pilot lost control of helicopter while carrying two persons on a sling load rope. Injured both persons.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LOST CONTROL OF HELICOPTER WHILE CARRYING TWO PERSONS ON A SLING LOAD ROPE. INJURED BOTH PERSONS.