# NTSB OAK69O0005: Bell 204B, N8511F, Saigon, VM, June 18, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1968
- Place: Saigon, VM · SAIGON, Vietnam
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109697
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK69O0005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69O0005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0023  68/6/18  NR.SAIGON,S.VIETNAM   BELL 204B           CR-  1  3  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 3274
        TIME - 1045                    N8511F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 1113 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG THANH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        REMARKS- UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF SOUTH VIETNAM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8511F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 204B
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Long Thanh

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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