Accident: Bell 206L 3
Sep 16, 2017 · Ancho, NM
NTSB numberCEN17FA355Event id20170916X35842
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot's distraction by a cell phone during a low-altitude flight, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Bell 206L 3
- Registration
- N213TV
- Year built
- 1989
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Enroute Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
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