Bell 206B N5011G

Summary

On 21 November 1982 at about 05:30 local time, a Bell 206B registered N5011G, operated by Mountain West Helicopters, was involved in an accident near Near Kalispell, Montana, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 November 1982 at 05:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Near Kalispell, Montana, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 206B

Registration

N5011G

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Mountain West Helicopters

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Clinton → Missoula

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

DEN83LA022

Nobody was injured.

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

ACFT DEPARTED HOSPITAL AT MISSOULA IN GOOD WX TO ASSIST HIGHWAY ACCIDENT VICTIM 5 MI EAST OF CLINTON. VICTIM WAS PLACED ABOARD HELICOPTER ON STRETCHER FOR EMERGENCY FLIGHT TO HOSPITAL. ABOUT 5-6 MI EAST OF MISSOULA PLT NOTICED LIGHT SNOW FALLING & OBSERVED A LARGE STORM CELL BETWEEN HIS POSITION & MISSOULA, & EXECUTED AN IMMEDIATE RIGHT TURN AWAY FROM THE STORM. DURING A SECOND TURN TO ASSESS THE WX SITUATION & AS THE ACFT'S TAIL WAS TO THE CELL, THE ACFT SETTLED WITH POWER FROM ABOUT 400 FT AGL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.