Bell UH1B N4237V
26 June 1981 · Heart Butte, Montana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 June 1981 at about 16:30 local time, a Bell UH1B registered N4237V, operated by Blain Helicopt, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Heart Butte, Montana, 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 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Heart Butte, Montana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell UH1B
- Registration
- N4237V
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Blain Helicopt
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Billings, Mt → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2476
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
POSITIONING BLASTING CHGS.LONG LINE DRAPED OVR TREES & WAS CAUGHT UP IN T/R.WIND GUSTS TO 20KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |