- Date
- February 27, 1972
- Place
- Vientiane, Laos · VIENTIANE, Laos
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8513FBell 204B
- Status
- Completed · report January 8, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166813
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-0083 72/2/27 VIENTIANE,LAOS BELL 204B CR- 0 0 3 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 10000 TIME - 1835 N8513F PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 4000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-I TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VIENTIANE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LONG TIENG,LAOS VIENTIANE,LAOS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO/FROM LANDING HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- BACKED INTO POLE.M/R & HUB SEPRTD,HIT BELL 205A XW-PFH ON RAMP.UNDER JURISDICTION LAOTIAN GOVT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8513F
- Reported as
- Bell 204B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Vientiane
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