- Date
- August 5, 1972
- Place
- Salinas, CA · SALINAS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N6280NBell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report October 26, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167777
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0528 72/8/5 NR.SALINAS,CALIF BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2325 TIME - 1120 N6280N PX- 0 0 3 ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SALINAS,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS STATIC: IDLING ROTORS ROLL OVER STATIC: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER REMARKS- LND ON SAND BAR.PLT DEPLANED,ACFT NOSE CAME OFF GRND.PAX PUSHED CYCLIC STICK FWD ACROSS COCKPIT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6280N
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6280NRegistration cancelled Jun 14, 2013 · Bell 206AAirframe modelBell 206AEngine modelAllison 250 SER 250HP
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Other investigations on N6280N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.