- Date
- December 21, 1978
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2964WBell 206
- Status
- Completed · report March 5, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781221041719A
- Case key
- 137982
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4102 78/12/21 PHOENIX,AZ BELL 206 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2205 TIME - 0812 N2964W PX- 0 2 0 POWER/PIPELINE TOTAL HOURS, 470 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PHOENIX INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SCOTTSDALE,AZ PHOENIX,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISC-POWERLINE TOWER STATIC CABLE FELL ON ACFT. REMARKS- POWERLINE PATROL.TOWER FELL TOWARDS HELICOPTER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2964W
- Reported as
- Bell 206
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Phoenix Intl
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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.