- Date
- July 10, 1984, 17:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Salina, UT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N878LCBell 206B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840710031099A
- Case key
- 16428
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Pickup equipment - not removedFactor
Proper assistance - not attainedCause
Landing gear,skid assembly - contaminationFactor
Procedures/directives - improperCause
Aborted takeoff - not performedCause
Maneuver - excessiveCause
Roll over
Analysis
The acft crashed during takeoff. The plt said he was hovering after takeoff at about 20 ft AGL when he noticed a long line draped over the rt skid. He said he thought he could dislodge it. While maneuvring to attempt this, the helicopter rolled to the rt and the main rotor blades hit the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N878LC
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 2390
- Airframe hours
- 3,337
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20B, 420 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 133
- Operator
- Rocky Mountain Helicopter
- Registered owner
- Mr. James B. Burr
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- AAIP · July 5, 1984
- Departed
- GOOS · Salina, UT
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 9,085 total · 1,165 in this make and model · 245 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.