# NTSB OAK74DJY04: Bell 204B, N8535F, Ramasun, Thailand, September 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1973
- Place: Ramasun, Thailand · RAMASUN, Thailand
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187692
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74DJY04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DJY04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0075   73/9/7    RAMASUN,THAILAND    BELL 204B           CR-  0  0  3  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 6073
        TIME - 1040                    N8535F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 1233 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAMASUN HELIPAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UDORN,THAILAND              RAMASUN,THAILAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF THAILAND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8535F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8535F-1976-05-03), registration cancelled 1976-05-03, S/N 2031 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 204B
- Registry model: [Bell 204-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-204-b) (registry code 1181404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ramasun Helipad

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730907042819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730907042819A), Sep 7, 1973: Bell 204B, Ramasun, Substantial damage. Investigation under the jurisdiction of the govt of thailand.

## Other investigations on N8535F (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 OAK72DJY19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DJY19), May 25, 1972: Bell 204B (N8535F), Bouam Long, Laos, 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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