- Date
- August 5, 1974
- Place
- Wilbur Sprg, CA · WILBUR SPRG, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N58083Bell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740805025269A
- Case key
- 134494
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2414 74/8/5 WILBUR SPRG,CALIF BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2891 TIME - 1140 N58083 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 470 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEESVILLE,CALIF WILBUR SPRG,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- BOTTOM OF CANYON,HIGH RIDGES COVERED WITH TREES. HIT WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58083
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- 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.