# Accident 19931001046359A: Bell 204B, Cedar Crest, NM, October 1, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1993, 09:00 local time
- Place: Cedar Crest, NM
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: GAKL
- Location: 35.1200° N, 106.4106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1200&lon=-106.4106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41699, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41699-1998-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 204-B (registry code 1181404, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-204-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 204B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931001046359A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW94LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA033), Oct 1, 1993: Bell 204-B (N41699), Cedar Crest, NM, no damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF GROUND PERSONNEL TO FOLLOW PUBLISHED PROCEDURES. A FACTOR WAS THE THE LOAD JETTISON.

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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