- Date
- February 2, 1973
- Place
- Ban Xon, Laos · BAN XON, Laos
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N14821Bell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report April 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730202002869A
- Case key
- 173517
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-0003 73/2/2 BAN XON,LAOS BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1859 TIME - 1552 N14821 PX- 0 0 2 CTR PASSG-I TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BAN LON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BAN XON,LAOS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: VERTICAL ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: VERTICAL REMARKS- SKID HOOKED REFUELING HOSE. INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF LAOS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N14821
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ban Lon
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.