- Date
- September 27, 1968
- Place
- Sonoita, AZ · SONOITA, AZ
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4039GBell 206A
- Status
- Completed · report December 19, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107899
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3649 68/9/27 SONOITA,ARIZ BELL 206A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 11015 TIME - 1500 N4039G PX- 0 0 4 CTR PASSG-D TOTAL HOURS, 345 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FOREST SER HELIPT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- USFS CONTRACT.COMPRESSOR,SN CAC 20064,PN 6852601 U,EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4039G
- Reported as
- Bell 206A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Forest Ser Helipt
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