Incident report
Bell 206L-3 crash near Ancho, New Mexico, United States
fatal2017-09-161 fatality
Summary
The pilot's distraction by a cell phone during a low-altitude flight, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.
Incident details
Date
2017-09-16
Location
Ancho, New Mexico, United States
Aircraft
Bell 206L-3
Operator
WQRE News 13
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
1
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Weather / IMC
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗33.9119, -105.5269
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities1
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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