# Accident 19860810078039A: Bell 206L1, Orangeville, ID, August 10, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1986, 23:59 local time
- Place: Orangeville, ID
- Airport: Idaho Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Copter/Run Takoff)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MINA
- Location: 45.9004° N, 116.1294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9004&lon=-116.1294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1083Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1083Z-1989-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,270 total, 197 in this make and model, 118 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860810078039A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LOST VISUAL REFERENCES DURING TAKEOFF FROM ROUGH TERRAIN AT NIGHT. THE HELICOPTER STRUCK TREES.

## 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 SEA86LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA204), Aug 10, 1986: Bell 206L-1 (N1083Z), Grangeville, ID, destroyed

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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