- Date
- July 8, 1972
- Place
- Paradise, MT · PARADISE, MT
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6273NBell 206A
- Status
- Completed · report January 5, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166560
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1000 72/7/8 NR.PARADISE,MONT BELL 206A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1632 TIME - 1200 N6273N PX- 0 0 1 FIRE CONTROL TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MISSOULA,MONT RETURN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: WHEEL TURBINE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- USFS CONTRACT DROPPING WATER ON FOREST FIRE. PWR TURBINE WHEEL,N2 SEC,FAILED. LND IN TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6273N
- Reported as
- Bell 206A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6273NRegistration cancelled Apr 29, 2013 · Bell 206BAirframe modelBell 206BEngine modelAllison 250 SER 250HP
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.