ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42690
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Date: | Thursday 15 November 1984 |
Time: | 16:36 |
Type: | Bell 206B-2 JetRanger II |
Owner/operator: | private |
Registration: | N1077T |
MSN: | 2928 |
Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
Total airframe hrs: | 14187 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Bingham Canyon , UT -
United States of America
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | Salt Lake City , UT |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:PILOT WAS TAKING PASSEENGERS ON A SIGHTSEENG FLIGHT OVER THE KENNECOTT COPPER MINE, LARGEST OPEN PIT COPPER MINE IN THE WORLD. HELICOPTER COLLIDED WITH UNMARKED POWER LINES APPROX 185 FT AGL. POWER LINES ARE SUPPORTED BY TWO UNMARKED TOWERS ON OPPOSING HILLS 1983 FT APART. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB:
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X41551 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Oct-2008 10:30 |
ASN archive |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:24 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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