# NTSB DEN82DTM06: Bell 206B, N4717R, Fruitland, UT, December 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 3, 1981
- Place: Fruitland, UT · FRUITLAND, UT
- Location: 40.2127° N, 110.8396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fruitland, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2127&lon=-110.8396&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123116
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82DTM06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DTM06

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4717R-1984-09-26), registration cancelled 1984-09-26, S/N 270, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 SER 400HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (registry code 03013, turbo-shaft) (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 19811203078999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811203078999A), Dec 3, 1981: Bell 206B, Fruitland, UT, Substantial damage. Mishandled controls on takeoff to hover prior to transational lift. Helicopter rolled over on right side.

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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