Bell 206B III N1073N
19 November 1987 · Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 19 November 1987 at about 18:00 local time, a Bell 206B III registered N1073N, operated by Aero West Management Services, was involved in an accident near Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B III
- Registration
- N1073N
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Aero West Management Services
- Operating rule
- Part 133: Rotorcraft Ext. Load
- Purpose of flight
- Other Work Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Albuquerque → Sandia Labs
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN88LA026
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETRIEVE A PARACHUTE RETARDED ROCKET THAT CAME TO REST IN A TREE BY HOOKING THE RIGHT FRONT SKID SHOE UNDER THE CHUTE, THE PARACHUTE GOT HUNG UP IN THE TREE. THE HELICOPTER LIFTED THE ROCKET APPROX 6 FT INTO THE AIR BEFORE IT SWUNG INTO THE LOWER BRANCHES OF THE TREE. THE ACFT ROLLED RIGHT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN AN APPROX 45 DEGREE NOSE LOW ATTITUDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 1987 | Bell 206B | Austin, Texas, United States | Omni Flight, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1987 | Bell 206L-1 | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | All American Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1987 | Bell 206L-1 | Pollockville, North Carolina, United States | Omniflight Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 10 Dec 1987 | Bell 206L-3 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | Central Flying Service | Unknown | - |
| 19 Nov 1987 | Bell 206L-3 | Rialto, California, United States | William Lyon Company | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1987 | Bell 206L-1 | Venice, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,732 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 8 Oct 1987 | Rockwell 690B | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| 5 Oct 1987 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1987 | Piper PA-24-260C | Timberon, New Mexico, United States | Blesius, Cornelius | Serious injuries | - |