- Date
- December 3, 1981
- Place
- Fruitland, UT · FRUITLAND, UT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4717RBell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report January 8, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811203078999A
- Case key
- 123116
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3212 81/12/3 NR.FRUITLAND,UT BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 4200 TIME - 0720 N4717R PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 1700 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPANISH FORK,UT FRUITLAND,UT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- PLT STATED HIS LEG WAS BLOCKING CYCLIC DURING LIFT-OFF FM SLOPE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4717R
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4717RRegistration cancelled Sep 26, 1984 · Bell 206BAirframe modelBell 206BEngine modelAllison 250 SER 400HP
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.