- Date
- January 9, 1981
- Place
- Norman, OK · NORMAN, OK
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N10785Bell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report June 22, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810109000999A
- Case key
- 126541
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0989 81/1/9 NORMAN,OK BELL 206B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1330 N10785 PX- 4 0 0 CORP/EXEC AGE 31, 1919 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 140 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORMAN,OK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10785
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
N10785Registration cancelled Dec 16, 2010 · Bell 206BAirframe modelBell 206BEngine modelAllison 250 SER 250HP
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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.