# NTSB DEN81FA058: Bell 206B, N206LC, Escalante, UT, August 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1981
- Place: Escalante, UT · ESCALANTE, UT
- Location: 37.7624° N, 111.5972° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Escalante, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7624&lon=-111.5972&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123659
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FA058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA058

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3652  81/8/18  NR.ESCALANTE,UT       BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1515                    N206LC              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 34, 2712 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            558 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ESCALANTE,UT                 50 MILE MOUNTAIN,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- PLT STATED BGN VERT CLB AFT 2FT HVR,YAWED R,NOSE TUCKED R,CRASHED.D/A APRX 104000FT,WND GSTG 15KTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N206LC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N206LC-2018-02-27), registration cancelled 2018-02-27, S/N 2853 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19810818050539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810818050539A), Aug 18, 1981: Bell 206B, Escalante, UT, Substantial damage. Report indicates pilot allowed skid to hit ground on initial lift off, experienced dynamic rollover.

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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