# NTSB LAX82DXQ02: Bell 206B, N3893Y, Ely, NV, November 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 17, 1981
- Place: Ely, NV · ELY, NV
- Location: 39.2649° N, 114.8708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ely, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2649&lon=-114.8708&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123287
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DXQ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DXQ02

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3893Y-2001-11-30), registration cancelled 2001-11-30, S/N 3185, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250-C20 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (registry code 03020, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19811117074209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811117074209A), Nov 17, 1981: Bell 206A, Ely, NV, Substantial damage. Helicopter began spin on liftoff. Inverted and crashed to the ground. No preimpact defects. Pilot problem.

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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