Individually Owned: 151,845
Corporate Owned: 143,699
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
West Palm Beach, Florida 33406
Friday, June 14, 1985 14:40 EDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
TWO HELICOPTERS HAD JUST COMPLETED A MAIL DELIVERY OPERATION AS A FLT OF TWO. N159L HAD LANDED AND THE PLT LEFT THE ENG RUNNING SO AS TO LET THE ENG OPERATING TEMP STABILIZE. N156L APPROACHED IN A GROUND HOVER & COLLIDED WITH N159L. THE TWOPLT'S RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE PLT OF N156L STATED A GUST OF WIND BLEW HIM INTO N159L. THE WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE FROM 140 DEGS AT 6 KTS WITH NO GUSTS REPORTED.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 6/14/1985 |
| Event Day of the Week | Friday |
| Time of Event | 1440 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
| Event City | WEST PALM BEACH |
| Event State | FLORIDA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 33406 |
| Event Date Year | 1985 |
| Event Date Month | 6 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | -- |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | -- |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Unknown |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 0 |
| Airport Elevation | 0 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1442 Eastern Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | PBI |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 19 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 25000 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 2500 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Scattered |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Overcast |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 7 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 28 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 23 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 140 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 6 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Minor |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | 2 |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 2 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 1291 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Jun 14 1985 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1540 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | 28650 |
| Date of most recent change to record | Apr 9 2001 10:27AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
Aircraft #2 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N156L | N159L |
| NTSB Number | MIA85LA192A | MIA85LA192B |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter | Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- | -- |
| Damage | Destroyed | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | BELL | BELL |
| Aircraft Model | 206B | 206B |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | 206B | 206B |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 2706 | 2464 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 3200 | 3200 |
| Aircraft Category | Helicopter | Helicopter |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 5 | 5 |
| Number of Engines | 1 | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Aug 5 1984 12:00AM | Jun 10 1985 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 64 | 12 |
| Airframe Hours | 1768 | 1618 |
| ELT Installed | Yes | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Yes | Yes |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No | No |
| ELT Type | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | HORIZON AIR SERVICES, INC. | HORIZON AIR SERVICES, INC. |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 1920 PALM BEACH LAKES BLVD. | 1920 PALM BEACH LAKES BLVD. |
| Aircraft Owner City | WEST PALM BCH | WEST PALM BCH |
| Aircraft Owner State | FL | FL |
| Aircraft Owner Country | ||
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 33409 | 33409 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- | -- |
| Operator Name | AIR COASTAL HELICOPTER,INC. | AIR COASTAL HELICOPTERS,INC. |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No | No |
| Operator Street Address | 3559 BELVEDERE ROAD SHITE 1 | 3559 BELVEDERE RD.,SUITE 1 |
| Operator City | WEST PALM BCH | WEST PALM BCH |
| Operator State | FL | FL |
| Operator Country | ||
| Operator Zip code | 33402 | 33402 |
| Operator Code | ||
| Owner has at least one certificate | Yes - certificate holder | Yes - certificate holder |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | Non-scheduled | Non-scheduled |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | Domestic | Domestic |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | ||
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Second Pilot on Board | No | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No | No |
| Departure Airport Code | BCT | BCT |
| Departure City | BOCA RATON | BOCA RATON |
| Departure State | FL | FL |
| Departure Country | ||
| Departure Time | 0 | 0 |
| Departure Time Zone | ||
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city | crash at destination city |
| Destination Airport Code | PBI | PBI |
| Destination City | WEST PALM BCH | WEST PALM BCH |
| Destination State | FL | FL |
| Destination Country | ||
| Specific Phase of Flight | Hover | Standing |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 10:36AM | Jan 2 2001 10:36AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 0 | 0 |
| Runway Length | 0 | 0 |
| Runway Width | 0 | 0 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No | No |
| Medical Flight | -- | -- |