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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Page, AZ · July 12, 1985

Date: July 12, 1985 · 16:36 local
Place: Page, AZ
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N38942
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX85FA315
Reported as: Bell 206B
Reported engine: Allison 250C20B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model194 in the last 90 days

N38942Registration cancelled May 11, 2012 · Bell 206BS/N 3189 · Built 1980 Airframe modelBell 206B Engine modelAllison 250 SER 250HPTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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Main rotor struck steel bridge spanning a canyon during film sequence. Pilot may have been using ionamin medication

As the FAA filed it

MAIN ROTOR STRUCK STEEL BRIDGE SPANNING A CANYON DURING FILM SEQUENCE. PILOT MAY HAVE BEEN USING IONAMIN MEDICATION

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX85FA315Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPage, AZOn July 12, 1984, a Bell 206B helicopter collided with a steel bridge 10 miles so of Page, AZ. The helicopter was being filmed in flt during the making of a movie. VMC existed at the time. The helicopter was destroyed and the plt and pax, an italian actor,…Jul 12, 1985 · Destroyed