# Accident 19851224064199A: Bell 206L3, Monument Valley, UT, December 24, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1985, 23:30 local time
- Place: Monument Valley, UT
- Airport: Adventist Hospital Landing Zon
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0792° N, 110.2508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0792&lon=-110.2508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10UB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,489 total, 3,151 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851224064199A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING TAKEOFF, STRUCK UNMARKED POWERLINES, FELL TO THE GROUND. ALTHOUGH SURFACE WIND CALM, HIT WINDSHEAR ON CLIMB.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN86FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA054), Dec 25, 1985: Bell 206-L3 (N10UB), Monument Valley, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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