- Date
- October 14, 1978
- Place
- Rockville, IN · ROCKVILLE, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Emergency descent
- Aircraft
- N206MBell 206
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781014033999A
- Case key
- 137969
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4177 78/10/14 NR.ROCKVILLE,IN BELL 206 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1400 N206M PX- 0 0 0 TEST 42, 5532 TOTAL HOURS, 233 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INDIANAPOLIS,IN INDIANAPOLIS,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AIRFRAME BUFFET
Aircraft
- Registration
- N206M
- Reported as
- Bell 206
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N206MRegistration cancelled Mar 22, 2002 · Bell 206LAirframe modelBell 206LEngine modelAllison 250-C30 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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