- Date
- August 25, 1981
- Place
- Rio Blanco, CO · RIO BLANCO, CO
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N39082Bell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report October 5, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810825061229A
- Case key
- 123555
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3202 81/8/25 RIO BLANCO,CO BELL 206B CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 3530 TIME - 1600 N39082 PX- 0 0 0 CONSTRUCTION TOTAL HOURS, 490 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RIO BLANCO,CO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LATERAL IMBALANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED REMARKS- PULLING TRANS WIRE.PLT TOLD TOW ROPE FREE WHLG FM TRUCK,TRUCK OUT OF VIEW.RQRD FEEDING BY CREWMAN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N39082
- 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.