# NTSB NYC69F0269: Bell 206A, N3523T, Hampden, MA, November 14, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1968
- Place: Hampden, MA · HAMPDEN, MA
- Location: 42.0640° N, 72.4134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hampden, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0640&lon=-72.4134&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192172
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0269
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0269

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4844  68/11/14   HAMPDEN,MASS        BELL 206A           CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1205                    N3523T              PX-  0  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            AGE 47, 15930 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 310 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: BEARING,ROTOR SHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SEPARATOR FRACTURE AND BEARING LOCKUP CAUSED NR 2 COMPRESSOR BEARING TO FAIL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3523T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3523T-1968-12-03), registration cancelled 1968-12-03, S/N 210 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Registry model: [Bell 206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (registry code 1181508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed

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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