# NTSB DEN80FA061: Bell 206B, N58005, Grassy Butte, ND, September 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1980
- Place: Grassy Butte, ND · GRASSY BUTTE, ND
- Location: 47.3925° N, 103.2480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grassy Butte, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3925&lon=-103.2480&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127792
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FA061
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA061

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2977   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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800904040429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800904040429A), Sep 4, 1980: Bell 206B, Grassy Butte, ND, Substantial damage. Struck wires while flying low over a river. Possible distraction while eating and flying.

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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