Bell 206A N6275N
27 April 1968 · Carpenteria, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 April 1968 at about 23:33 local time, a Bell 206A registered N6275N, operated by Utility Helico, was involved in an accident during unknown/not reported near Carpenteria, California, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:33
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Carpenteria, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206A
- Registration
- N6275N
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Utility Helico
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1595
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 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
RECOVERY DATE-4/28/68.MAIN ROTOR BLADES, ENGINE,95 PCT OF FUSELAGE, PLT, PX MISSING.8 MI OFF SHORE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 1968 | Bell 206A | Morgan City, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Fatal | 1 |
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| 14 Nov 1968 | Bell 206A | Hampden, Massachusetts, United States | Tenneco Inc | Serious injuries | - |
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| 12 Nov 1968 | Bell 206A | Long Beach, California, United States | MacCo Realty C | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1968 | Bell 206A | Medfra, Alaska, United States | Kenai Air Serv | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |