Bell 206B III N820CW
24 July 1994 · Syracuse, Utah, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 24 July 1994 at about 23:30 local time, a Bell 206B III registered N820CW, operated by Helicopter Services of Utah, was involved in an accident near Syracuse, Utah, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Syracuse, Utah, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.4396, -109.8405
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B III
- Registration
- N820CW
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Helicopter Services of Utah
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Antelope Island → Bountiful
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA94FA190
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
AFTER DROPPING OFF PASSENGERS, THE HELICOPTER WAS LAST SEEN FLYING NORTHEASTERLY TO RETURN TO ITS HOME BASE. RADAR DATA IDENTIFIED THE HELICOPTER FLYING AT 100 TO 200 FEET ABOVE WATER LEVEL WHEN THE TARGET SUDDENLY DISAPPEARED FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON. A PORTION OF THE LOWER FUSELAGE AND SKIDS WHERE RETRIEVED. THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE LANDING SKIDS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 1994 | Bell 206L-3 | Oro Grande, California, United States | California Highway Patrol | Unknown | - |
| 5 May 1994 | Bell 206B | Overton, Nevada, United States | US Army Corps of Engineers | Unknown | - |
| 26 Jun 1994 | Bell 206-B3 | Indian Springs, Nevada, United States | United States Air Force | Unknown | - |
| 1 Jul 1994 | Bell 206-B3 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | U.s. Forest Service | Unknown | - |
| 18 Aug 1994 | Bell 206B-III | Yreka, California, United States | US Forest Service | Unknown | - |
| 4 Jan 1994 | Bell 206B | Coolidge Dam, Arizona, United States | Southwest Helicopters, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 1994 | Hallstrom BD-5B | St. George, Utah, United States | Hallstrom, Floyd P. | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 May 1994 | Kelly LONG EZ | Lindon, Utah, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 May 1994 | Christen HUSKY | Ogden, Utah, United States | Hanson, Barbara L. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1994 | 1ST Ftr Gp FOCKE-WULF 190 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Peterson, Jeffrey G. | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 May 1994 | Cessna 182P | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Professional Flight Services | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1994 | Hughes 369HS | West Jordan, Utah, United States | Scenic Helicopters | No injuries | - |