Bell 206B N878LC
10 July 1984 · Salina, Utah, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 July 1984 at about 23:30 local time, a Bell 206B registered N878LC, operated by Rocky Mountain Helicopter, was involved in an accident near Salina, Utah, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Salina, Utah, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.9503, -111.8307
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N878LC
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rocky Mountain Helicopter
- Operating rule
- Part 133: Rotorcraft Ext. Load
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Salina → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN84LA216
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 ACFT CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF. THE PLT SAID HE WAS HOVERING AFTER TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 20 FT AGL WHEN HE NOTICED A LONG LINE DRAPED OVER THE RT SKID. HE SAID HE THOUGHT HE COULD DISLODGE IT. WHILE MANEUVRING TO ATTEMPT THIS, THE HELICOPTER ROLLED TO THE RT AND THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES HIT THE GROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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