Bell 206A N4735R
17 December 1968 · Missoula, Montana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 December 1968 at about 10:23 local time, a Bell 206A registered N4735R, operated by US Dept of INT, was involved in an accident during in flight near Missoula, Montana, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Missoula, Montana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206A
- Registration
- N4735R
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- US Dept of INT
- Operating rule
- Federal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Power and Pipeline Patrol
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4890
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
FUEL CONTROL COMPRESSOR DISCHARGE TUBE BECAME UNSCREWED AND SEPARATED FROM TURBINE GOVERNOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |