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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 206L-3 · Mimbres, MN · July 12, 1994

Date
July 12, 1994 · 15:05 local
Place
Mimbres, MN
Phase of flight
Slope Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3178B
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW94GA232
Reported as
Bell 206L3
Reported engine
Allison 250C30P
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
4,270 total4,220 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Forestry helicopter with firefighters settled into trees during pinnacle landing. Over gross. High density altitude

As the FAA filed it

FORESTRY HELICOPTER WITH FIREFIGHTERS SETTLED INTO TREES DURING PINNACLE LANDING. OVER GROSS. HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE

NTSB investigation

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