# Accident 19940625016919A: Bell 206A, Rocky Mountain, CO, June 25, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1994
- Place: Rocky Mountain, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 40.3698° N, 105.5210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3698&lon=-105.5210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7881S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7881S-2005-01-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206A (registry code 1181508, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94T#A01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94T%23A01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940625016919A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JUNE 25, 1994, AT 2049 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BELL 206A HELICOPTER, N7881S, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN ATTEMPT TO LAND AT 11,800 FEET MSL IN ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, NEAR ESTES PARK, COLORADO. THE PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PUBLIC USE FLIGHT BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO PICK UP AN INJURED HIKER.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 FTW94T#A01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94T%23A01), Jun 26, 1994: Bell 206A (N7881S), Estes Park, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7881S (3)

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

- [Accident 19810316010199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810316010199A), Mar 16, 1981: Bell 206A (N7881S), Evanston, WY, Substantial damage. Air intake clogged while flying in heavy snow at low altitide. Hard landing. Not equipped with snow deflector kit.
- [Accident 19740625042339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740625042339A), Jun 25, 1974: Bell 206A (N7881S), Blairsville, GA, Substantial damage. Acft drifted r after t/d.hinged sign struck by m/r blades.
- [Accident 19731202039409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731202039409A), Dec 2, 1973: Bell 206A (N7881S), North Platte, NE, Substantial damage. Practice hover,when decreasing rotor RPM discovered apld full pwr acft turned 180 deg. Skids failed

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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