- Date
- January 11, 1983, 17:25 local (Jan 12, 1983, 01:25 UTC)
- Place
- Newport, OR
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N644PHBell 206B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830111002009A
- Case key
- 39593
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Analysis
The helicopter was lifting off when the left skid stuck in the dirt. The acft did a dynamic rollover when the left skid remained stuck as the pilot attempted to takeoff. The pilot had just on-loaded two passengers both on the left side. Weather was not a factor and none of the occupants were injured.
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
- N644PH
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 160
- Airframe hours
- 5,403
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20B, 400 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Mountain Air Helicopters, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Ronald G. Fisher
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · June 1, 1982 · 22 hours before
- Airport
- ONP · Newport Municipal
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
- 30
- Certificates
- Private, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 867 total · 42 in this make and model · 774 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 360° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.