# Accident 20000813013699A: Bell 412, Cold Springs, NV, August 13, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2000, 16:46 local time
- Place: Cold Springs, NV
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5667° N, 117.8156° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5667&lon=-117.8156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N174EH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N174EH-2002-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 412 (registry code 1182202, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6SER TP (registry code 52045, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6ser-tp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 412
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00GA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00GA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000813013699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 13, 2000, AT 1646 PDT BELL HELI N174EH COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN WHILE DROPPING WATER ON A FIRE NEAR COLD SPRINGS, NV. ACCORDING TO THE WITNESSES ON THE GROUND AND A HELI PILOT FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT A/C, THE HELI APPROACHED THE DROP AREA AT APPROX. 20 KNOTS WHEN IT MADE A SUDDEN 90-DEGREE DESCENDING LEFT TURN AND IMPACT THE DOWNSLOPING TERRAIN. THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 LAX00GA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00GA297), Aug 13, 2000: Bell 412 (N174EH), Cold Springs, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the compressor turbine disc due to cyclic fatigue brought about by repeated operation near or above the engines' temperature/power limits by company personnel over an extended period of…

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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