# Accident 19890517011679A: Bell 206B, Lewiston, ID, May 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1989, 14:15 local time
- Place: Lewiston, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 46.1601° N, 116.9194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1601&lon=-116.9194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5013C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5013C-1992-12-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,335 total, 2,956 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890517011679A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PRACTICING LONG LINE WATER PICKUPS AND DROPS, PILOT MANEUVERED ABRUPTLY CAUSING LOAD SWING PITCH UP AND CRASH

## 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 SEA89LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA087), May 17, 1989: Bell 206B III (N5013C), Lewiston, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE HELICOPTER'S FLIGHT CONTROLS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF THE EXTERNAL LOAD CHARACTERISTICS.

## Other reports on N5013C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790828021179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790828021179A), Aug 28, 1979: Bell 206B (N5013C), Nye, MT, Substantial damage. Set off explosion below hovering helicopter with sling load. Damaged aircraft. Landed safely. Lack of communication

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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