Bell 214B-1 N226RM
19 April 1979 · Darby, Montana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 April 1979 at about 13:45 local time, a Bell 214B-1 registered N226RM, operated by Rocky Mountain, was involved in an accident during in flight near Darby, Montana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Darby, Montana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 214B-1
- Registration
- N226RM
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rocky Mountain
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1214
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
EXTERNAL LOAD OVER MAX GROSS WT. PLT JETTISONED LOG, M/R BLADES FLEXED INTO & SEPARATED TAIL BOOM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 214 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Dec 1978 | Bell 214B-1 | Darby, Montana, United States | Rocky Mountain | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 May 1980 | Bell 214B-1 | Bend, Oregon, United States | Paramount HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1977 | Bell 214B-1 | Silverthorne, Colorado, United States | Rocky Mt.helic | Fatal | - |
| 31 Mar 1977 | Bell 214B-1 | Liberty, Washington, United States | Rocky Mountain | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 May 1977 | Bell 214B-1 | Happy Camp, California, United States | Croman Corpora | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1982 | Bell 214B | Near Randle, Washington, United States | Chas. Perry/Paramount Helicopt | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |