# NTSB OAK70O0011: Bell 204-B, N1304X, Ben Hoa, VM, March 13, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1969
- Place: Ben Hoa, VM · BEN HOA, Vietnam
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 6 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186101
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70O0011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70O0011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0040  69/3/13  NR.BEN HOA,S.VIETNAM  BELL 204-B          CR-  0  2  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1330                    N1304X              PX-  0  0  5  CTR PASSG-I               AGE 33, 5451 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2325 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - XT9125
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAIGON                      BIEN HOA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF S.VIETNAM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1304X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1304X), registered now, S/N 3169 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 204-B
- Registry model: [Bell 204-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-204-b) (registry code 1181404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Xt9125

## Other investigations on N1304X (1)

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.

- [NTSB OAK73DJY02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DJY02), Jul 24, 1972: Bell 204 (N1304X), Can Tho, VM, substantial damage

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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