Bell 206A N4720R
28 February 1969 · Clintwood, Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 February 1969 at about 17:36 local time, a Bell 206A registered N4720R, operated by Penn-Virginia, was involved in an accident during in flight near Clintwood, Virginia, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:36
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Clintwood, Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206A
- Registration
- N4720R
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Penn-Virginia
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-1169
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 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
ENG FLAME-OUT.ACFT NOT EQUIPPED WITH INLET WINTERIZATION KIT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 7 Oct 1969 | Bell 206A | Morgan City, Louisiana, United States | Tide Helicopte | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1969 | Bell 206A | Stockton, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1969 | Bell 206A | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | Intermountain | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1969 | Bell 206A | Duluth, Minnesota, United States | Lametti and SO | Minor injuries | - |
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