ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 384187
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| Date: | Friday 11 June 1982 |
| Time: | 10:45 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B |
| Owner/operator: | Hoskings Exploration Heli |
| Registration: | N1074Z |
| MSN: | 2891 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1798 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C-20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Swan Valley, ID -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Swan Valley, ID |
| Swan Valley, ID | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING AN EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATION AT AN ELEVATION OF ABOUT 6700 FT MSL IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED 8 GALLONS REMAINING WHEN HE LAST CHECKED IT BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. REPORTEDLY, HE CHECKED HIS INSTRUMENTS PRIOR TO LETTING A LOAD DOWN INTO TREES, AND HE HAD NO CAUTION OR WARNING LIGHTS. WHILE SETTING THE LOAD DOWN ON THE GROUND, HE HEARD THE TURBINE RPM DECAY. HE MOVED ABOUT 25 FT RIGHT AND 20 FT FORWARD TO CLEAR THE TREES. DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON SLOPING TERRAIN AND ROLLED OVER. THERE WERE NO REPORTED MALFUNCTIONS OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE OR FUEL SYSTEM.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA82DA085
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Apr-2024 08:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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