- Date
- December 1, 1983, 23:20 local (Dec 2, 1983, 05:20 UTC)
- Place
- Ardmore, OK
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2005ABell 206L-1
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831202059479A
- Case key
- 21222
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that before he took off from Oklahoma city, OK, he called the Oklahoma city fss & obtained a wx briefing. The briefing called for light rain showers, minimum ceiling of 1800 ft, visibility of 3 to 5 miles & no chance of fog, except in low lying areas. He and another plt took off in a flt of 2 helicopters to transport a patient from Ardmore, OK to Oklahoma city. After arriving at Ardmore, the mission was cancelled when the patient died. About 1 hr & 20 min after arriving at Ardmore, they departed for the return flt after receiving Ardmore ATIS. The other helicopter was equipped with a radar altimeter & led the way over mountainous terrain. The plt of N2005A was following about 3/4 mi behind when the ceiling & visibility deteriorated to about 500 ft & 1 mi. The plt said that he had closed on the lead helicopter & was descendng & decelerating when his acft collided with the ground. Impact occurred on banked terrain beside a highway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2005A
- Reported as
- Bell 206L-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 45673
- Airframe hours
- 1,402
- Engine
- Allison 250-C28B, 435 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Cimarron Helicopters
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Destination
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter, Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 3,411 total · 260 in this make and model · 3,328 as pilot in command · 71 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 150° at 8 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 41 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OKC, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.