# NTSB SEA81FA036: Bell 206B, N58004, Govt Camp, OR, May 22, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1981
- Place: Govt Camp, OR · GOVT CAMP, OR
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126049
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FA036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1044  81/5/22  NR.GOVT CAMP,OR       BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1530                    N58004              PX-  1  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            32, 4776 TOTAL HOURS, 100
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TIMBERLINE LODGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         GOVT CAMP,OR                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- DEPLANNING PASSENGER WALKED INTO TAIL ROTOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N58004 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Timberline Lodge

## 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 19810522027699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810522027699A), May 22, 1981: Bell 206B, Government Camp, OR, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Passenger departed running helicopter and walked into tail rotor.

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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