- Date
- November 7, 1979
- Place
- Amity, OR · AMITY, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6212NBell 206A
- Status
- Completed · report January 2, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791107032419A
- Case key
- 133593
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2999 79/11/7 NR.AMITY,OR BELL 206A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0945 N6212N PX- 0 0 0 CTR CARGO-I AGE 31, 4686 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 365 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AMITY,OR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: OTHER COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: RELAYS AND WIRING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED REMARKS- EXTERNAL LOAD DRAGGED GRND. PLT UN RELEASE LOAD DUE LOWER HOOK MALFUNCTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6212N
- Reported as
- Bell 206A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- 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.