# NTSB NYC73AN050: Bell 206A, N6260N, Whitehaven, PA, October 7, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1972
- Place: Whitehaven, PA · WHITEHAVEN, PA
- Location: 41.0597° N, 75.7869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Haven, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0597&lon=-75.7869&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169057
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73AN050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3004   72/10/7   WHITEHAVEN,PA       BELL 206A           CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 9338
        TIME - 2016                    N6260N              PX-  1  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 935 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHILADELPHIA,PA             AVOCA,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OBS FOLLOWING CARS ON HIWAY IN POOR VIS. TURNED INTO FOG BANK AND HI TERRAIN. STRONG GUSTY WINDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6260N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6260N-1973-06-27), registration cancelled 1973-06-27, S/N 111 (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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