- Date
- October 29, 1986, 04:10 local (09:10 UTC)
- Place
- Brattleboro, VT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N52EGBell 206B
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861029052129A
- Case key
- 30473
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The helicopter crashed into a wooded ridge aprx 2 NM from it's liftoff location. Persons who reside under the flt path were awakened by the acft as it was descending into IMC at what sounded like full power. The plt's heliport was at an elevation of 950 ft and was in VFR conditions above the fog. The crash site was at 350 ft in dense fog.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52EG
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 3248
- Airframe hours
- 1,511
- Engine
- Allison C-20B, 420 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Georges Leasing Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 29, 1986 · 49 hours before
- Departed
- Brattleboro, VT
- Destination
- Boston, 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
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 850 total · 350 in this make and model · 850 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- Variable at 1 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 350 ft
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 45 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.