ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 386965
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| Date: | Friday 26 April 2024 |
| Time: | c. 07:45 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-4 LongRanger IV |
| Owner/operator: | Heli Works Flight Services LLC |
| Registration: | N988B |
| MSN: | 52304 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Anaconda, MT -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Bell 206L-4 LongRanger IV was dropping seed for revegetation and reclamation when it crashed near Anaconda, Montana.
The pilot perished and the helicopter was written off.
Sources:
https://www.kbzk.com/news/montana-news/pilot-killed-in-helicopter-crash-in-anaconda-faa-and-ntsb-investigating-cause
https://www.yahoo.com/news/pilot-killed-helicopter-crash-anaconda-230601739.html
https://www.google.com/amp/s/nbcmontana.com/amp/news/local/helicopter-crash-reported-in-anaconda
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=988B
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N988B/history/20240426/1244Z
https://www.airport-data.com/images/aircraft/001/404/001404546.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex C-FDKZ, C-GFNN
Location
Media:
NTSB is investigating the crash of a Bell 206 L4 helicopter in Anaconda, Montana.
— NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) April 26, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Apr-2024 19:25 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 27-Apr-2024 05:01 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category] |
| 27-Apr-2024 05:37 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 27-Apr-2024 05:38 | ASN | Updated [[Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative]] |
| 27-Apr-2024 06:07 | RobertMB | Updated [Time] |
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