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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Salina, UT · July 10, 1984

Date
July 10, 1984 · 17:30 local
Place
Salina, UT
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N878LC
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN84LA216
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,085 total1,165 in this make and model245 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.

Attempted to get a long line unhooked from skid without landing. Rolled while hovering and attention was diverted.

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPTED TO GET A LONG LINE UNHOOKED FROM SKID WITHOUT LANDING. ROLLED WHILE HOVERING AND ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED.

NTSB investigation

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