Bell 206B N2272D
24 February 1982 · Watrous, New Mexico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 24 February 1982 at about 04:35 local time, a Bell 206B registered N2272D, operated by Doolittle Enterprises Inc., was involved in an accident near Watrous, New Mexico, 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 04:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Watrous, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.0996, -106.5192
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N2272D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Doolittle Enterprises Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Doolittle Ranch → Albuquerque
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- FTW82FQA15
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
THE HELICOPTER STRUCK POWER AND COMMUNICATION LINES AFTER TAKING OFF AT NIGHT. AFTER HITTING THE LINES, IT CRASHED INTO A RAILROAD GRADE AND BRIDGE. THE CRASH SITE WAS ABOUT ONE MILE FROM THE DEPARTURE POINT. AN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR THE FUEL BOOST PUMP AND THE MASTER CAUTION SYSTEMS WERE OPEN. A TOXICOLOGICAL CHECK OF THE PILOT'S BLOOD REVEALED 266 MG PERCENT OF ETHYL ALCOHOL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 1982 | Bell 206L-1 | Houma, Louisiana, United States | Offshore Logistics | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Nov 1982 | Bell 206B | Buccaneer Oil F | Air Logistics | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Nov 1982 | Bell 206B | Near Kalispell, Montana, United States | Mountain West Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1982 | Bell 206 L-1 | Delta Junction, Alaska, United States | Air Logistics of Alaska, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1982 | Bell 206B | Larkspur, Colorado, United States | Koa-Tv Channel 4 | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Apr 1982 | Bell 206A | Huntington Beac, California, United States | Condor Helicopters & Aviation, | No injuries | - |
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