Bell 206L-1 N2070Z

Summary

On 27 November 1983 at about 23:45 local time, a Bell 206L-1 registered N2070Z, operated by Emergency Medical Supplies, was involved in an accident near Albuquerque, New Mexico, 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.

Date

27 November 1983 at 23:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 206L-1

Registration

N2070Z

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Emergency Medical Supplies

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW83LA078

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

AFTER TRANSPORTING A PATIENT & 2 CREWMEMBERS, THE PLT TOOK OFF FROM A MEDICAL CENTER HELIPAD TO OBTAIN FUEL AT A NEARBY ARPT. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING, A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER WAS ENCOUNTERED. THE PLT STARTED TO LAND ON A ROAD, BUT SAW A CAR & TURNED TO AVOID IT. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES HIT A METAL STREET LAMP POLE. THE PLT THEN MANEUVERD BELOW WIRES THAT WERE AHEAD. HE CONTINUED THE EMERGENCY LANDING & STOPPED AFTER SKIDDING ABOUT 30 TO 40 FT ON THE ROAD. AN EXAM OF THE ENG WAS MADE, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE PARTIAL POWER LOSS WAS NOT DETERMINED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.