19831202059849A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B3 · Kooskia, ID · December 2, 1983

Date
December 2, 1983 · 11:40 local
Place
Kooskia, ID
Airport
Fish Lake
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N49584
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA84LA025
Reported as
Bell 206B3
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,505 total3,600 in this make and model203 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.

During landing blowing snow caused pilot to lose depth perception resulting in a hard landing.

As the FAA filed it

DURING LANDING BLOWING SNOW CAUSED PILOT TO LOSE DEPTH PERCEPTION RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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