Bell 204B N73273
5 November 1965 · Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 5 November 1965 at about 06:45 local time, a Bell 204B registered N73273, operated by Whirl-Wide HEL, was involved in an accident during in flight near Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 204B
- Registration
- N73273
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Whirl-Wide HEL
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-1065
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
50 FT.EXTERNAL SLING CABLE STRUCK TAIL ROTOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 204 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 1965 | Bell 204-B | Baxterville Miss, Mississippi, United States | Petroleum Heli | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1966 | Bell 204-B | Morgan City la, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1966 | Bell 204B | Morgan City, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Fatal | 11 |
| 16 Oct 1967 | Bell 204-B | Calabasas, California, United States | Los Angeles Co | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1967 | Bell 204-B | Laplace, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1967 | Bell 204-B | Evergreen, Colorado, United States | Pease Hamilton | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1965 | Cessna 150 | Mulino Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |