- Date
- July 3, 1982, 18:00 local (Jul 4, 1982, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Grand Canyon, AZ
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4778RBell 206B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820703029379A
- Case key
- 70870
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction
Fuel system,fuel control - undeterminedCause
Forced landing
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
Precautionary landing - performed
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Hard landing
Terrain condition - downhillFactor
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Terrain condition - mountainous/hillyFactor
Analysis
Pilot lost power during sight-seeing flight and decided to make a precautionary landing. He aborted one landing due to wind and was at 50 AGL for 2nd attempt when power decreased. Due to wind and lack of power the aircraft made contact with a tree and the main rotor hit the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4778R
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 296
- Airframe hours
- 9,102
- Engine
- Allison C C-20B, 250 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Grand Canyon Helicopters, Inc.
- Registered owner
- No. American Helicopter Servic
- Departed
- GCN · Grand Canyon, AZ
- Destination
- GCN · Grand Canyon, AZ
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 5,700 total · 2,460 in this make and model · 5,332 as pilot in command · 148 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 135° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 169 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.