# NTSB SEA79FTA19: Bell 206B, N5013C, Absarokee, MT, August 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1979
- Place: Absarokee, MT · ABSAROKEE, MT
- Location: 45.5276° N, 109.4558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Absarokee, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5276&lon=-109.4558&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135095
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FTA19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTA19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5013C-1992-12-30), registration cancelled 1992-12-30, S/N 2568 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790828021179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790828021179A), Aug 28, 1979: Bell 206B, Nye, MT, Substantial damage. Set off explosion below hovering helicopter with sling load. Damaged aircraft. Landed safely. Lack of communication

## Other investigations on N5013C (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA89LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA087), May 17, 1989: Bell 206B III (N5013C), Lewiston, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE HELICOPTER'S FLIGHT CONTROLS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF THE EXTERNAL LOAD CHARACTERISTICS.

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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