- Date
- October 17, 1976
- Place
- Aztec, NM · AZTEC, NM
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9914KBell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report November 17, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761017031969A
- Case key
- 152575
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3132 76/10/17 AZTEC,NM BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 4796 TIME - 1750 N9914K PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AZTEC MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AZTEC,NM 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 MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT 50FT PWR LINES OVR RIVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9914K
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Aztec Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9914K · 1
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