19850715037629A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 206L-1 · Saginaw, TX · July 15, 1985

Date
July 15, 1985 · 12:30 local
Place
Saginaw, TX
Airport
Saginaw
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
GPRA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N32GT
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW85FA287
Reported as
Bell 206L1
Reported engine
Allison 250C28
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,015 total605 in this make and model14 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.

After liftoff on ambulance flight, aircraft struck telephone lines. Impacted ground with minimum control.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER LIFTOFF ON AMBULANCE FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT STRUCK TELEPHONE LINES. IMPACTED GROUND WITH MINIMUM CONTROL.

NTSB investigation

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