ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 380720
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 October 1983 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B |
| Owner/operator: | Luebell Helicopter Services In |
| Registration: | N57556 |
| MSN: | 3094 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1467 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 150-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Bridger, WY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT WAS ENROUTE FROM A POWDER MAGAZINE TO A STAGING AREA ABOUT 2 MI AWAY DURING A SEISMIC EXPLORATION OPERATION. THE PLT STATED THAT WHILE 100-200 FT AGL HE INITIATED A RIGHT TURN OF 60 DEG OF BANK TOWARDS A BOWL FORMED BY LOW LYING HILLS TO OBSERVE A HERD OF ANTELOPE. THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT ON THE LEEWARD SIDE OF THE HILL CAUSING THE ACFT TO SETTLE INTO SAGEBRUSH. THE PLT ESTIMATED HIS AIRSPEED TO BE 80 KTS AT IMPACT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN84LA003
History of this aircraft
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| 25 September 2004 | N96PH | Provine Helicopter Service Inc. | 0 | Starkville, Mississippi | |
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| 01-Apr-2024 19:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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