- Date
- May 25, 1972
- Place
- Bouam Long, Laos · BOUAM LONG, Laos
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8535FBell 204B
- Status
- Completed · report January 9, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 118346
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-0087 72/5/25 BOUAM LONG,LAOS BELL 204B CR- 0 0 3 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 8774 TIME - 1715 N8535F PX- 0 0 6 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 4745 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-I TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOUAM LONG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOUAM LONG,LAOS BAN XON,LAOS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING TAKEOFF: ABORTED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - SELF-HELP,PILOT CHECKED WEATHER DATA WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 10000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 65 290 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- UN MNTN ROTOR RPM.DA 6100FT.INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF LAOTIAN GOVT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8535F
- Reported as
- Bell 204B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bouam Long
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