EMMETT, ID, USA
N14819
BELL 206B
NEWLY-LICENSED PLT DEPARTED INTO MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN IN THUNDERSTROM CONDITIONS DESPITE WARNINGS FROM FRIENDS. THE ACFT WRECKAGEWAS LOCATED TWO DAYS LATER IN RISING TERRAIN BELOW POWER 11 MILES FROM PT OF DEPARTURE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED HIGH SPEED VERTICAL IMPACT ON UPSLOPE TYPICAL OF A 'QUICK-STOP' MANEUVER OR ATTEMPT TO DUCK POWER LINES. NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND OF PRE-IMPACT MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF THE ACFT STRUCTURE, POWERPLANT OR SYSTEMS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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