Bell 206 L-1 N40TE

Summary

On 21 January 1985 at about 06:15 local time, a Bell 206 L-1 registered N40TE, operated by EMS, was involved in an accident near Carson, New Mexico, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 January 1985 at 06:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Carson, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Unknown

Coordinates

36.3900, -105.7899

Aircraft

Bell 206 L-1

Registration

N40TE

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

EMS

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Albuquerque → Taos

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

DEN85FA067

3 people died.

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 CRASHED IN OPEN TERRAIN DURING A TURN TO REVERSE DIRECTION. WITNESSES STATED THE ACFT WAS HEADING NORTH AND WAS ON A CONVERGING COURSE WITH HIGH TENSION LINES THAT WERE ABOUT 80 TO 100 FT HIGH AND THE BELLY COUNTED SPOTLIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED WHEN IT PASSED OVERHEAD. THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED SNOW COVERED TERRAIN IN A STEEP DESCENDING BANK TO THE RIGHT AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING. THE POWER LINES SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF HAVING BEEN STRUCK. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS 300 FT EAST OF THE POWER LINES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.