# Accident 19730907042819A: Bell 204B, Ramasun, September 7, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1973
- Place: Ramasun
- Airport: Ramasun Helipad
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Aircraft: N8535F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8535F-1976-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 204-B (registry code 1181404, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-204-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 204B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,073 total, 1,233 in this make and model, 154 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74DJY04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DJY04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730907042819A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF THAILAND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB OAK74DJY04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DJY04), Sep 7, 1973: Bell 204B (N8535F), Ramasun, Thailand, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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