19831213061019A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Supai, AZ · December 13, 1983

Date
December 13, 1983 · 11:45 local
Place
Supai, AZ
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N10MP
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX84LA105
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,825 total981 in this make and model208 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.

Crash occurred during liftoff with external load when cable caught skid and pulled helicopter over.

As the FAA filed it

CRASH OCCURRED DURING LIFTOFF WITH EXTERNAL LOAD WHEN CABLE CAUGHT SKID AND PULLED HELICOPTER OVER.

NTSB investigation

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