- Date
- June 11, 1981
- Place
- Kayenta, AZ · KAYENTA, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5008LBell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810611032799A
- Case key
- 125204
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2282 81/6/11 KAYENTA,AZ BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 4801 TIME - 1830 N5008L PX- 0 0 2 MAPPING/PHOTO TOTAL HOURS, 2810 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BABY ROCKS, AZ FARMINGTON, NM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING REMARKS- DRG SLOW SPD TURN ARND POINT,APRX 70FT AGL,LOST TRANSLATIONAL LIFT,TURNING TO HOVER,DNWND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5008L
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5008L · 1
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