- Date
- November 17, 1981
- Place
- Ely, NV · ELY, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3893YBell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811117074209A
- Case key
- 123287
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2443 81/11/17 ELY,NV BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2617 TIME - 0652 N3893Y PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL SURVEY TOTAL HOURS, 478 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELY,NV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- SEISMIC EXPLORATION AFTER PAX DEPLANED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3893Y
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3893YRegistration cancelled Nov 30, 2001 · Bell 206BAirframe modelBell 206BEngine modelAllison 250-C20 series
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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.