- Date
- January 19, 1980
- Place
- Sebastion, FL · SEBASTION, FL
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N31LMBell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report May 1, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800119008989A
- Case key
- 131777
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0194 80/1/19 NR.SEBASTION,FL BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1960 TIME - 2211 N31LM PX- 0 0 5 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1120 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SEBASTION,FL STUART,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: SPECTATOR FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION REMARKS- SPECTATOR LIGHTS BLINDED PILOT WHILE HOVERING.ACFT STRUCK AUTO AFT COL W WIRE.WINDSLD FOGGED UP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N31LM
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pasture
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.