# Accident 19940712048859A: Bell 206L3, Mimbres, MN, July 12, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1994, 15:05 local time
- Place: Mimbres, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Slope Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0390° N, 107.9193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0390&lon=-107.9193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3178B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3178B-2014-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C30 series (registry code 03015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30P
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 4,270 total, 4,220 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94GA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94GA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940712048859A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW94GA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94GA232), Jul 12, 1994: Bell 206L-3 (N3178B), Mimbres, NM, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION TO ATTEMPT TO HOVER OUT OF GROUND EFFECT UNDER ADVERSE CONDITIONS WHILE EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE WEIGHT FOR THAT MANEUVER. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: HIGH…

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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