# NTSB FTW89WA175: Bell 206L-1, N3904L, Molongo, Angola, September 16, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 16, 1989
- Place: Molongo, Angola
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22926
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW89WA175
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22926/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89WA175

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3904L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L-1
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.
- Departed: PLATFORM 73-54, OF
- Destination: MOLONGO, OF
- Flight plan: Company VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Wind: 315° at 8 knots
- Temperature: 70 °F, dew point -0 °F

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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