19831004053939A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Ft Bridger, WY · October 4, 1983

Date
October 4, 1983 · 17:00 local
Place
Ft Bridger, WY
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N57556
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN84LA003
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,331 total998 in this make and model251 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Encountered downdraft while circling at a low altitude in a canyon. Bounced off the ground and landed at base.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT WHILE CIRCLING AT A LOW ALTITUDE IN A CANYON. BOUNCED OFF THE GROUND AND LANDED AT BASE.

NTSB investigation

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