- Date
- May 14, 1974
- Place
- Utopia, TX · UTOPIA, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N58153Bell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report July 2, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740514012249A
- Case key
- 170190
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1174 74/5/14 UTOPIA,TEX BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0230 N58153 PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 55, 12075 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UTOPIA,TEX BANDERA,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- LOW LVL NIGHT FLT,FOLLOWING ROAD.LOST SIGHT OF ROAD,DESCENDING,SAW TREES TOO LATE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58153
- 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.