Bell 206B III N113ML
8 December 1983 · Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 December 1983 at about 21:15 local time, a Bell 206B III registered N113ML was involved in an accident near Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.0297, -112.0208
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B III
- Registration
- N113ML
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Public Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Page → St. George
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX84FA097
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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 HELICOPTER STRUCK A CABLE WHILE FLYING ABOUT 25 FT AGL IN THE GRAND CANYON. THE ACFT WAS ON AN AERIAL OBSERVATION TO SURVEY AND ACQUAINT A PASSENGER WITH THE ARIZONA STRIP WILDERNESS DISTRICT. PHOENIX FSS HIGHLY RECOMMENDS THAT PLTS NOT FLY DOWN INTO THE CANYON. THE CABLES WERE ABOUT 34 FT ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE COLORADO RIVER AND THE HELICOPTER WENT BELOW THE CABLE WHICH CONTACTED THE MAIN ROTOR MAST AND SEPARATED IT FROM THE FUSELAGE. SINCE THIS ACCIDENT CABLES IN GRANDS CANYON NATIONAL PARK WERE MARKED WTH ORANGE BALLS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 206 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 1983 | Bell 206L-3 | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | Grand Canyon Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1983 | Bell 206L-1 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Emergency Medical Supplies | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1983 | Bell 206B | Melrose, Montana, United States | Continental Helicopters Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1983 | Bell 206L-1 | Grand Isle B43Q | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1983 | Bell 206B | Addison, Texas, United States | Texas PRO Air | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1983 | Bell 206L-1 | Tucker, Utah, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1983 | Taylorcraft BC12D | San Manuel, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1983 | Boeing D75N1 | Marana, Arizona, United States | James Bradley | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1983 | Cessna 401 | Near Globe, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1983 | Piper PA-28-236 | Wikieup, Arizona, United States | Deer Valley Avionics | Fatal | 4 |
| 26 Mar 1983 | Cessna 150G | Glendale, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1983 | Cessna 188 | Stanfield, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |