ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 375783
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 December 1985 |
| Time: | 00:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206-L3 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Method |
| Registration: | N10UB |
| MSN: | 51077 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 356 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C30P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Monument Valley, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | |
| Grand Junction, CO | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE HELICOPTER CONTACTED POWER LINES AND THE TERRAIN DURING AN ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM A HOSPITAL AFTER A CANCELLED MED-EVAC FLT. THE HOSPITAL IS LOCATED IN A BOX CANYON SURROUNDED BY HIGH TERRAIN AND POWER LINES. THE PLT WAS AWARE OF THE POWER LINE THAT CROSSED THE PROPOSED FLT PATH. A PASSEN GER STATED, AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THAT THE PLT HOVERED BACK TO THE END OF THE LANDING AREA TO INITIATE THE TAKEOFF. THE HELICOPTER STRUCK THE UNMARKED POWER LINES DURING CLIMBOUT AND DESCENDED TO GROUND IMPACT. A WITNESSES DESCRIBED THE WXAS COLD AND CLEAR WITH CALM GROUND WINDS NEAR THE HOSPITAL. THEY ALSO STATED THE NIGHT WAS BRIGHT BECAUSE OF A FULL MOON.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN86FA054
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 December 1985 | N10UB | Air Method | 1 | Monument Valley, UT | |
w/o |
| Collision with pole or wires | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2024 09:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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