# NTSB NYC70ONY07: Bell 206A, N7820S, Plettnbrg Bay, SF, November 21, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 21, 1970
- Place: Plettnbrg Bay, SF · PLETTNBRG BAY,AFR, South Africa
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159524
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70ONY07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70ONY07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0057  70/11/21   PLETTNBRG BAY,AFR   BELL 206A           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 7973
        TIME - 0825                    N7820S              PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 81 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLETTENBERG BAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLETTNBRG BAY,AFR          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7820S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7820S-1971-12-20), registration cancelled 1971-12-20, S/N 20 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Plettenberg Bay

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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