# NTSB SEA70D0082: Bell 206A, N6280N, Twin Lake, Canada, June 14, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1969
- Place: Twin Lake, Canada · TWIN LAKE,BC, Canada
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173242
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70D0082
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70D0082

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0030  69/6/14    TWIN LAKE,BC        BELL 206A           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1356
        TIME - 1330                    N6280N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 190 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TWIN LAKE,BC                TWIN LAKE,BC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVNT OF CANADA.HIT LAKE CIRCLING BOAT.
```

## 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 206A
- 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 OAK73DVM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVM05), Aug 5, 1972: Bell 206B (N6280N), Salinas, CA, 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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