- Date
- February 24, 1978
- Place
- Columbus, NE · COLUMBUS, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N90280Bell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report March 17, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780224001449A
- Case key
- 143577
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0024 78/2/24 COLUMBUS,NE BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 4130 TIME - 1000 N90280 PX- 0 0 0 CONSTRUCTION TOTAL HOURS, 1850 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUMBUS,NE LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS STATIC: IDLING ROTORS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LEFT AIRCRAFT UNATTENDED, ENGINE RUNNING REMARKS- ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED A CABLE DURING UNLOADING OPERATION,OFF AIRPORT OPERATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90280
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- 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.