# NTSB SEA78FYM33: Bell 206B, N4ZH, Tillamook, OR, May 15, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1978
- Place: Tillamook, OR · TILLAMOOK, OR
- Location: 45.4561° N, 123.8331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tillamook, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4561&lon=-123.8331&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142102
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FYM33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYM33

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4ZH-2011-02-14), registration cancelled 2011-02-14, S/N 170, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 SER 250HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (registry code 03002, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780515023299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780515023299A), May 15, 1978: Bell 206B, Tillamook, OR, Destroyed. Logging opns. Cable caught on l skid.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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