Narrative:

I departed and started flying direct to [destination]. A weather check prior to leaving indicated weather at departure; enroute and at our destination was above FAA regulations; company weather minimums and my personal minimums. While flying at 1;000 feet MSL I encountered unforecast weather in the form of low ceilings and reduced visibility. Conditions quickly deteriorated and I made a decision to implement our company inadvertent instrument meteorological conditions (iimc) procedures. I climbed up to a safe altitude and made an instrument approach into [a nearby airport]. I did not [request priority handling] with ATC because I was already task saturated and unable to look up a frequency; dial it in and make a call while I had my hands full. I did notify my company's operation center that we were iimc. I made a successful instrument approach and broke out at approximately 450 feet AGL.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Bell 206 helicopter pilot flying under VFR rules reported diverting to an alternate after encountering IMC conditions enroute.

Narrative: I departed and started flying direct to [destination]. A weather check prior to leaving indicated weather at departure; enroute and at our destination was above FAA regulations; company weather minimums and my personal minimums. While flying at 1;000 feet MSL I encountered unforecast weather in the form of low ceilings and reduced visibility. Conditions quickly deteriorated and I made a decision to implement our company Inadvertent Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IIMC) procedures. I climbed up to a safe altitude and made an instrument approach into [a nearby airport]. I did not [request priority handling] with ATC because I was already task saturated and unable to look up a frequency; dial it in and make a call while I had my hands full. I did notify my company's operation center that we were IIMC. I made a successful instrument approach and broke out at approximately 450 feet AGL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.