# NTSB LAX73OL010: Bell 206B, N14821, Ban Xon, Laos, February 2, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 2, 1973
- Place: Ban Xon, Laos · BAN XON, Laos
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173517
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73OL010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73OL010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0003   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14821-1973-11-12), registration cancelled 1973-11-12, S/N 835 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ban Lon

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730202002869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730202002869A), Feb 2, 1973: Bell 206B1, Ban Xon, Substantial damage. Skid hooked refueling hose. Invest under jurisdiction of govt of laos.

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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