19931001046359A

Accident

FAA accident report · Bell 204-B · Cedar Crest, NM · October 1, 1993

Date
October 1, 1993 · 09:00 local
Place
Cedar Crest, NM
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Operator
GAKL
Aircraft
N41699
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW94LA033
Reported as
Bell 204B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,500 total150 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unable to set telephone pole jettisoned pole in designated area. Pole bounced hit ground man that had entered area.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO SET TELEPHONE POLE JETTISONED POLE IN DESIGNATED AREA. POLE BOUNCED HIT GROUND MAN THAT HAD ENTERED AREA.

NTSB investigation

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