19850113000619A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Yerington, NV · January 13, 1985

Date
January 13, 1985 · 09:10 local
Place
Yerington, NV
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3185Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA85FA040
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20J
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total500 in this make and model0 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.

Attempted takeoff from remote hilly site after weather improved. Overgross, bounced on skids, slid down hill.

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM REMOTE HILLY SITE AFTER WEATHER IMPROVED.OVERGROSS, BOUNCED ON SKIDS, SLID DOWN HILL.

NTSB investigation

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