- Date
- December 18, 1982, 02:00 local (10:00 UTC)
- Place
- Near Randle, WA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N244PHBell 214B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report December 18, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821218064369A
- Case key
- 71919
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Analysis
The acft departed a private heliport & impacted a mountain at the 3,400 ft level. The wreckage was located about one mile east from the heliport. The impact site was hidden behind a ridge & is not visible from the heliport or the access road to the heliport. The impact area was covered by fresh snow. The steep slope, about 80 deg, was crisscrossed by fallen timber & many tree stumps. Although stars were visible at the heliport, fog was observed in the mountains.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N244PH
- Reported as
- Bell 214B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 28061
- Airframe hours
- 1,214
- Engine
- Lycoming T5508-D, 2,050 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Chas. Perry/Paramount Helicopt
- Registered owner
- K.P. Helicopters, Inc.
- Departed
- Near Randle, WA
- Destination
- Carson City, NV
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 8,331 total · 7,950 as pilot in command · 73 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- Calm
- Temperature
- 86 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.