- Date
- August 18, 1978
- Place
- Dennison, Canada · DENNISON , Canada
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N480ASBell 205A
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 139544
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-0004 78/8/18 NR.DENNISON M,CANADA BELL 205A CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE TIME - 0800 N480AS PX- 0 0 0 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N480AS
- Reported as
- Bell 205A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
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