# NTSB FTW72OFO70: Bell 205A-1, N4771R, Costa Rica, Serbia, July 1, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1971
- Place: Costa Rica, Serbia · COSTA RICA, Costa Rica
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162196
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72OFO70
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72OFO70

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 205A-1
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

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