# NTSB NYC81FA052: Bell 206B, N1087S, Montrose, NY, May 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1981
- Place: Montrose, NY · MONTROSE, NY
- Location: 41.2389° N, 73.9438° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montrose, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2389&lon=-73.9438&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125592
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FA052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1306  81/5/29    MONTROSE,NY         BELL 206B           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 4100
        TIME - 2309                    N1087S              PX-  1  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          GLENS FALLS,NY              SPRING VALLEY,NY             CATSKILL,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       65
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          120                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1087S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1087S-1989-06-08), registration cancelled 1989-06-08, S/N 2946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19810529061989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810529061989A), May 29, 1981: Bell 206B, Montrose, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Helicopter hit wires. Crashed and burned in suburban area during descending flight. Aircraft observed doing 180

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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