Bell 206B N1078V
3 December 1983 · Ft. Morgan, Colorado, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 3 December 1983 at about 20:00 local time, a Bell 206B registered N1078V was involved in an accident near Ft. Morgan, Colorado, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ft. Morgan, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.2596, -103.7903
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N1078V
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Denver → Brush
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN84FA038
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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
THE HELICOPTER WAS OWNED & OPERATED BY A TV STATION & WAS BEING USED FOR TRANSPORTATION TO A NEWS EVENT. WHILE EN ROUTE, CLOUDS & REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO FOG WERE ENCOUNTERED. THE PLT ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD COVERED WITH POWDERED SNOW. DURING THE LANDING, THE POWDERED SNOW WAS BLOWN WHICH RESULTED IN A WHITE-OUT CONDITION. THE PLT TRIED TO MAKE A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN, BUT THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER & THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES HIT THE GROUND. AN EXAM OF THE CRASH SITE REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT SKID TOUCHED DOWN 1ST & DUG INTO THE GROUND ABOUT 4 TO 6 INCHES WHILE TRAVELING IN A LATERAL DIRECTION. THE HELICOPTER CAME TO REST ABOUT 40 FT FROM THE 1ST GROUND SCAR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 206 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 1983 | Bell 206L-3 | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | Grand Canyon Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1983 | Bell 206L-1 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Emergency Medical Supplies | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1983 | Bell 206B | Melrose, Montana, United States | Continental Helicopters Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1983 | Bell 206B III | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1983 | Bell 206L-1 | Grand Isle B43Q | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1983 | Bell 206B | Addison, Texas, United States | Texas PRO Air | No injuries | - |
All 1,732 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 1983 | Taylorcraft BC12D | Vernon, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1983 | Beechcraft C-23 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1983 | Cessna 188A | Burlington, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1983 | Cessna 172 | Salida, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1983 | Cessna 182P | Gunnison, Colorado, United States | Travis AFB Aero Club | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1983 | Mooney M20J | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |