Bell 206B N4778R
4 July 1982 · Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 July 1982 at about 01:00 local time, a Bell 206B registered N4778R, operated by Grand Canyon Helicopters, Inc., was involved in an accident near Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.0299, -112.0200
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N4778R
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Grand Canyon Helicopters, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Grand Canyon → Grand Canyon
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX82FA242
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PILOT LOST POWER DURING SIGHT-SEEING FLIGHT AND DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. HE ABORTED ONE LANDING DUE TO WIND AND WAS AT 50 AGL FOR 2ND ATTEMPT WHEN POWER DECREASED.DUE TO WIND AND LACK OF POWER THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH A TREE AND THE MAIN ROTOR HIT THE GROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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