- Date
- July 10, 1980
- Place
- Pennington Gap, VA · PENNINGTON GAP, VA
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N90162Bell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report October 29, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800710026129A
- Case key
- 129700
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2253 80/7/10 PENNINGTON GAP,VA BELL 206B CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 3784 TIME - 1900 N90162 PX- 0 2 0 POWER/PIPELINE TOTAL HOURS, 370 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIDDLEBORO,KY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- CHECKING PWR LINES FOR STORM DMG,STRUCK OTHER PWR LINES DESCENDING FOR CLOSER LOOK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90162
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
N90162Registration cancelled Mar 11, 2013 · Bell 206BAirframe modelBell 206BEngine modelAllison 250 SER 400HP
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.