- Date
- December 28, 1979
- Place
- Thermopolis, WY · THERMOPOLIS, WY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N16867Bell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791228034199A
- Case key
- 132127
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3948 79/12/28 NR.THERMOPOLIS,WY BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1600 N16867 PX- 0 0 0 OTHER 32, 7299 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION THERMOPOLIS,WY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: VERTICAL ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED REMARKS- RT SKID CAUGHT SAGEBRUSH DURING LIFTOFF.ACFT HAD 600LB EXT LOAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16867
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.
Other investigations on N16867 · 1
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