# Accident 19880909038179A: Bell STC204, Entiat, WA, September 9, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1988, 19:10 local time
- Place: Entiat, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 47.6770° N, 120.2223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Entiat, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6770&lon=-120.2223&mi=10
- Aircraft: CFAHY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL STC204
- Reported engine: LYC T5313B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 5,850 total, 1,446 in this make and model, 162 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880909038179A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER BROKE UP IN FLIGHT. INDICATES LONG LINE OR WATER BUCKET SEVERED TAILBOOM. WAS TOO LONG PER REQUIREMENT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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