Bell 206B N1074Z

Summary

On 11 June 1982 at about 16:45 local time, a Bell 206B registered N1074Z, operated by Hoskings Exploration Heli, was involved in an accident near Swan Valley, Idaho, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 June 1982 at 16:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Swan Valley, Idaho, United States

Coordinates

43.3999, -111.3092

Aircraft

Bell 206B

Registration

N1074Z

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Hoskings Exploration Heli

Operating rule

Part 133: Rotorcraft Ext. Load

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Swan Valley → Swan Valley

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA82DA085

Nobody was injured.

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

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.