- Date
- September 4, 1980
- Place
- Grassy Butte, ND · GRASSY BUTTE, ND
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N58005Bell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report December 9, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800904040429A
- Case key
- 127792
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2977 80/9/4 NR.GRASSY BUTTE,ND BELL 206B CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2763 TIME - 1330 N58005 PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WADFORD,ND LOCAL 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 REMARKS- HELICOPTER STRUCK PWR LINES OVR RVR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58005
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- 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.