# Accident 19970224001829A: Bell 206B, Mt Potosi, NV, February 24, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1997
- Place: Mt Potosi, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 36.1704° N, 115.1209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1704&lon=-115.1209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42SS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42SS-2000-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970224001829A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER LANDED HARD AFTER ENCOUNTERING HEAVY DOWNDRAFT, ROLLED AND DESTROYED BY FIRE.

## 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 LAX97LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA110), Feb 24, 1997: Bell 206B (N42SS), Mountain Spring, NV, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's poor weather evaluation and the decision to continue to attempt to land during forecast adverse weather conditions.

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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