- Date
- August 25, 1973
- Place
- San Andreas, CA · SAN ANDREAS, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N165FDBell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report October 29, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730825028649A
- Case key
- 189060
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2720 73/8/25 NR.SAN ANDREAS,CALIF BELL 206B CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 6400 TIME - 1030 N165FD PX- 1 2 0 ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUMBIA,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK WIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N165FD
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- San Andreas
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.