# Accident 19831004053939A: Bell 206B, Ft Bridger, WY, October 4, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1983, 17:00 local time
- Place: Ft Bridger, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.3207° N, 110.3804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3207&lon=-110.3804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57556 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,331 total, 998 in this make and model, 251 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831004053939A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN84LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA003), Oct 4, 1983: Bell 206B (N57556), Fort Bridger, WY, 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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