# NTSB FTW94T#A01: Bell 206A, N7881S, Estes Park, CO, June 26, 1994

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Final report
- Date: June 25, 1994, 20:49 local (Jun 26, 1994, 02:49 UTC)
- Place: Estes Park, CO
- Coordinates: 40.36977, -105.520957 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3698&lon=-105.5210&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Completed
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB case key (mKey): 19182
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW94T#A01
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/19182/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94T%23A01

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7881S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7881S-2005-01-20), registration cancelled 2005-01-20, S/N 68, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Registry model: [Bell 206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (registry code 1181508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250-C20 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (registry code 03020, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Public aircraft, Public use
- Operator: National Park Service, doing business as Orion Helicopters, Inc.
- Departed: 3V5, FORT COLLINS, CO

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 54 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19940625016919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940625016919A), Jun 25, 1994: Bell 206A, Rocky Mountain, CO, Substantial damage. (.19) On June 25, 1994, at 2049 Mountain daylight time, a Bell 206A helicopter, N7881S, sustained substantial damage during an attempt to land at 11,800 feet…

## Other investigations on N7881S (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN81FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA022), Mar 16, 1981: Bell 206A (N7881S), Evanston, WY, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA75DKG90](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKG90), Jun 25, 1974: Bell 206A (N7881S), Blairsville, GA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC74DCJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCJ19), Dec 2, 1973: Bell 206A (N7881S), North Platte, NE, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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