19831202059719A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 205A1 · Cokeville, WY · December 2, 1983

Date
December 2, 1983 · 10:45 local
Place
Cokeville, WY
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1084N
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN84LA036
Reported as
Bell 205A1
Reported engine
Lycoming T5313B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,361 total5,011 in this make and model67 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.

Lost visual reference while landing on a snow covered area. Downwash and snow shower caused whiteout and rollover.

As the FAA filed it

LOST VISUAL REFERENCE WHILE LANDING ON A SNOW COVERED AREA. DOWNWASH AND SNOW SHOWER CAUSED WHITEOUT AND ROLLOVER.

NTSB investigation

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