- Date
- May 4, 1980
- Place
- Supai, AZ · SUPAI, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N74PRBell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report September 23, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800504022759A
- Case key
- 130516
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1929 80/5/4 SUPAI,AZ BELL 206B CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 3948 TIME - 1030 N74PR PX- 0 0 0 CONSTRUCTION TOTAL HOURS, 849 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HELIPAD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SUPAI,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LEFT AIRCRAFT UNATTENDED, ENGINE RUNNING REMARKS- STEEL MATTING ON HELIPAD.DRG FLT CREW CHANGE,HEL ROTATED TO RGT,HIT GNDCREW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74PR
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Helipad
N74PRRegistration cancelled Jul 9, 2013 · Bell 206AAirframe modelBell 206AEngine modelAllison 250 SER 250HP
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N74PR · 1
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