- Date
- May 23, 1986
- Place
- Noman'S Land, MA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2776VBell 206B
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860523020339A
- Case key
- 30201
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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 bell 206 helicopter was en route to nantocket island when the pilot received an inflight weather briefing with VFR flight not recommended. The pilot acknowledged this report and it appears he elected to continue the flight. The acft did not reach it's final destination. The helicopter was recovered on 6/20/86, 40 nautical miles from it's destination in 147 deep open sea.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2776V
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 2792
- Airframe hours
- 1,776
- Engine
- Allison 250-C2OJ, 420 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91 subpart F
- Registered owner
- Hawk Helicopter Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 21, 1985 · 81 hours before
- Departed
- Stamford, CT
- Destination
- ACK · Nantucket, MA
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
- 22
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,180 total · 300 in this make and model · 300 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 5 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BDR
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.