ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239321
Last updated: 3 September 2020
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| Date: | 08-AUG-2020 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | Southwest Heliservices LLC |
| Registration: | N284S |
| C/n / msn: | 2393 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Marathon, Brewster County, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
On August 8, 2020, at an unknown time, a Bell 206B helicopter, N284S, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Marathon, Texas. The pilot was seriously injured, and the three passengers were fatally injured. The flight was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations 91 aerial survey flight.
The flight's mission was to conduct aerial survey of desert bighorn sheep in the Texas Black Gap Wildlife Management Area. When the helicopter did not return for refueling at the expected time, a search was initiated. The wreckage was located about 1200, by Texas Parks
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20200808X64216&key=1
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/article/3-state-employees-dead-in-helicopter-crash-in-15470380.php
https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-statement-on-texas-parks-and-wildlife-department-helicopter-crash
https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/hunt/wma/find_a_wma/list/?id=2
https://pitchstonewaters.com/desert-bighorn-at-black-gap-wildlife-management-area-far-west-texas/
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=284S
FAA
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/2/44945_1270231920.jpg (photo)
Location
NTSB investigating the Aug. 8, 2020, crash of a Bell 206B helicopter in Marathon, TX. NTSB is not traveling to the scene of the crash at this time.
— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) August 9, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Aug-2020 16:59 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 09-Aug-2020 17:02 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 09-Aug-2020 17:09 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 09-Aug-2020 18:17 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Embed code] |
| 09-Aug-2020 23:25 | Geno | Updated [Nature, Source, Embed code] |
| 10-Aug-2020 17:51 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 10-Aug-2020 19:47 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Phase, Source] |
| 26-Aug-2020 08:36 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2020 08:38 | harro | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Source] |
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