# NTSB OAK73DVM05: Bell 206B, N6280N, Salinas, CA, August 5, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1972
- Place: Salinas, CA · SALINAS, CA
- Location: 36.6902° N, 121.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salinas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6902&lon=-121.6338&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167777
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73DVM05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVM05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6280N-2013-06-14), registration cancelled 2013-06-14, S/N 146, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Registry model: [Bell 206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (registry code 1181508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 SER 250HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (registry code 03002, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6280N (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 SEA70D0082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70D0082), Jun 14, 1969: Bell 206A (N6280N), Twin Lake, Canada, 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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