MIA68O0002

NTSB accident investigation · Bell 206A · Andros Tw, Burkina Faso · September 7, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 7, 1967
Place
Andros Tw, Burkina Faso · ANDROS TW, Bahamas
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7827SBell 206A
Status
Completed · report July 26, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113441

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0128   67/9/7    ANDROS TW,BAHAMAS   BELL 206A           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1510                    N7827S              PX-  0  0  4  MAPPING/PHOTO             AGE 52, 15593 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 225 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF BAHAMAS GOVERNMENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N7827S
Reported as
Bell 206A
Category
Helicopter
Engine
turbo shaft
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.