- Date
- May 1, 1981
- Place
- Rangley, CO · RANGLEY, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N16873Bell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810501022089A
- Case key
- 125230
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2451 81/5/1 RANGLEY,CO BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2647 TIME - 1435 N16873 PX- 0 0 1 POWER/PIPELINE TOTAL HOURS, 1494 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRADY RANCH DINOSAUR,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16873
- 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.