- Date
- June 18, 1972
- Place
- Dingmans Ferry, PA · DINGMANS FERRY, PA
- Injuries
- 6 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1494WBell 206A
- Status
- Completed · report December 13, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166596
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0922 72/6/18 DINGMANS FERRY,PA BELL 206A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1303 N1494W PX- 0 0 6 DEMONSTRATION AGE 25, 2310 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 151 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED DINGMANS FERRY,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL TANK VENT LINE RANDOMLY BLOCKED BY UNDET SUBSTANCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1494W
- Reported as
- Bell 206A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
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