- Date
- September 8, 1980
- Place
- Grafton, WI · GRAFTON, WI
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N256DEBell 206
- Status
- Completed · report November 18, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800908041219A
- Case key
- 128527
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2657 80/9/8 GRAFTON,WI BELL 206 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 5920 TIME - 1153 N256DE PX- 0 1 1 POWER/PIPELINE TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MADISON,WI WESTBEND,WI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- STRUCK UNMARKED CROSSING WIRES.CO POLICY TO MARK & CHART LINES CROSSING PATROLLED LINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N256DE
- Reported as
- Bell 206
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.