- Date
- August 28, 1979
- Place
- Absarokee, MT · ABSAROKEE, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5013CBell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790828021179A
- Case key
- 135095
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1591 79/8/28 ABSAROKEE,MT BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1150 TIME - 1100 N5013C PX- 0 0 0 CONSTRUCTION TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ABSAROKEE,MT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- UNINFORMED PLT FLEW OVER DYNAMITE BLAST,LND OK. COMPANY RADIO TO ACFT WAS AVAIL. HAD SLING LOAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5013C
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.
Other investigations on N5013C · 1
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