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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B3 · St Regis, MT · September 13, 1996

Date
September 13, 1996 · 13:56 local
Place
St Regis, MT
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Operator
MINL
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N47MA
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA96TA213
Reported as
Bell 206B3
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,150 total

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.

Long line bucket fire fighting ops. Unable dump load. Descended to drop bucket to tip it over. Struck wires. Landed

As the FAA filed it

LONG LINE BUCKET FIRE FIGHTING OPS. UNABLE DUMP LOAD. DESCENDED TO DROP BUCKET TO TIP IT OVER. STRUCK WIRES. LANDED

NTSB investigation

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