- Date
- July 24, 1972
- Place
- Can Tho, VM · CAN THO, Vietnam
- Injuries
- 10 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1304XBell 204
- Status
- Completed · report January 28, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168716
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-0091 72/7/24 NR.CAN THO,S VIETNAM BELL 204 CR- 0 0 3 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 3744 TIME - 0955 N1304X PX- 0 0 7 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 543 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-I INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NR.CAN THO,S VIETNAM LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- T/R BLADE & T/R GR BOX SEPRTD INFLT.AUTOROTATION TO RICE PADDY.INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION SVN GOVT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1304X
- Reported as
- Bell 204
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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