# NTSB DEN75AD036: Bell 206B, N14835, Parshall, CO, January 4, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 4, 1975
- Place: Parshall, CO · PARSHALL, CO
- Location: 40.0556° N, 106.1760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parshall, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0556&lon=-106.1760&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146977
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75AD036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0105   75/1/4  NR.PARSHALL,CO        BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2850
        TIME - 2340                    N14835              PX-  1  1  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 353 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PARSHALL,CO                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                           SNOW, SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING SNOW                                              12
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RCVRY 1/5/75.TRANSPORT OF DRILLING CREWS BTWN MTN HELIPADS.LOST VISUAL REF.SETTLED INTO TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N14835](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14835-1975-02-27), registration cancelled 1975-02-27, S/N 870, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750104000179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750104000179A), Jan 4, 1975: Bell 206B, Parshall, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Rcvry 1/5/75.transport of drilling crews btwn mtn helipads. Lost visual ref. Settled into trees.

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.

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