- Date
- November 20, 1985, 07:00 local (12:00 UTC)
- Place
- Cheshire, CT
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5828JBell 206B
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851120057799A
- Case key
- 30172
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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.
Analysis
The helicopter was flying at or near the base of the overcast when it contacted a tree and descended to ground impact. Witnesses reported hearing the eng operating during the accident sequence and the area was covered with heavy fog. No mechanical malfunction was discovered during post impact examination.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5828J
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 2683
- Airframe hours
- 1,625
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20B, 250 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Clarence Donald Morin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 11, 1985 · 10 hours before
- Destination
- Nashua, NH
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,270 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BDL, 35 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.