# NTSB SEA81DYM15: Bell 206A, N90099, Mill City, OR, January 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 7, 1981
- Place: Mill City, OR · MILL CITY, OR
- Location: 44.7520° N, 122.4770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mill City, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7520&lon=-122.4770&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127211
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81DYM15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYM15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0164   81/1/7  NR.MILL CITY,OR       BELL 206A           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 1686
        TIME - 1515                    N90099              PX-  0  0  0  CTR CARGO-D               TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MILL CITY,OR                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED
        REMARKS- EXTERNAL LOAD PICK UP. PLT MISREAD GRND CREW SIGNALS & LOST CTL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N90099](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90099-1981-12-24), registration cancelled 1981-12-24, S/N 1589 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- 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 19810107001049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810107001049A), Jan 7, 1981: Bell 206BELL, Mill City, OR, Substantial damage. Sling load not adjusted properly. Unbalanced helicopter on pick-up attempt.

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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