Bell 206 N4046G
20 October 1968 · Seattle, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 October 1968 at about 13:55 local time, a Bell 206 registered N4046G, operated by City of Seattl, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Seattle, Washington, 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 13:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Seattle, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206
- Registration
- N4046G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- City of Seattl
- Operating rule
- Municipal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Police Patrol
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3964
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
LOSS OF LATERAL CONTROL BY PLT DURING IMPROPER LIFT-OFF FROM WATER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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