- Date
- September 8, 1979
- Place
- Lagrange, TX · LAGRANGE, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N280CBell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report October 1, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790908027159A
- Case key
- 133346
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2104 79/9/8 LAGRANGE,TX BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 3500 TIME - 1330 N280C PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAGRANGE,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N280C
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.