- Date
- June 11, 1982, 10:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- Swan Valley, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1074ZBell 206B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820611021619A
- Case key
- 72769
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Analysis
The aircraft crashed during an external load operation at an elevation of about 6700 ft MSL in mountainous terrain. The pilot reported that the fuel gauge indicated 8 gallons remaining when he last checked it before the accident. Reportedly, he checked his instruments prior to letting a load down into trees, and he had no caution or warning lights. While setting the load down on the ground, he heard the turbine RPM decay. He moved about 25 ft right and 20 ft forward to clear the trees. During the landing, the aircraft touched down on sloping terrain and rolled over. There were no reported malfunctions of the aircraft engine or fuel system.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1074Z
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 2891
- Airframe hours
- 1,798
- Engine
- Allison 250-C-20B, 420 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 133
- Operator
- Hoskings Exploration Heli
- Registered owner
- Hoskings Exploration Heli
- Departed
- Swan Valley, ID
- Destination
- Swan Valley, ID
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 5,730 total · 1,250 in this make and model · 5,420 as pilot in command · 95 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Temperature
- 131 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.