The Helicopter Rotated About 180° To The Left And Descended Rapidly In A Nose Low Attitude Until It Went Out Of View
On April 26, 2024, at 0659 mountain daylight time, a Bell 206-L4, N988B (File Photo Below), was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Anaconda, Montana. The pilot was fatally injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 aerial application flight. The pilot had been conducting flights to distribute fertilizer from the same staging location for several days. An employee of the operator, who was performing ground support duties, met the pilot at their base at the Deer Lodge-City-Municipal Airport (38S), Deer Lodge, Montana, about 0545 on the day of the accident.