Plane Crash List

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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