- Date
- July 1, 1971
- Place
- Costa Rica, Serbia · COSTA RICA, Costa Rica
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4771RBell 205A-1
- Status
- Completed · report April 18, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162196
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-0043 71/7/1 COSTA RICA,CA BELL 205A-1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2872 TIME - 1315 N4771R PX- 0 0 0 CTR CARGO-D TOTAL HOURS, 1491 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RIO FRIO,COSTA RICA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- INVSTGTN UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF COSTA RICA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4771R
- Reported as
- Bell 205A-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed