Bell 206B N57556
4 October 1983 · Fort Bridger, Wyoming, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 October 1983 at about 23:00 local time, a Bell 206B registered N57556 was involved in an accident near Fort Bridger, Wyoming, United States. 3 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 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Bridger, Wyoming, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.3207, -110.3804
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N57556
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN84LA003
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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