- Date
- May 15, 1978
- Place
- Tillamook, OR · TILLAMOOK, OR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4ZHBell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report September 20, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780515023299A
- Case key
- 142102
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2222 78/5/15 NR.TILLAMOOK,OR BELL 206B CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1100 N4ZH PX- 0 0 0 OTHER AGE 50, 12300 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 1000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TILLAMOOK,OR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LATERAL IMBALANCE REMARKS- LOGGING OPNS. CABLE CAUGHT ON L SKID.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4ZH
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
N4ZHRegistration cancelled Feb 14, 2011 · Bell 206BAirframe modelBell 206BEngine modelAllison 250 SER 250HP
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.