Bell 206A N4726R
11 July 1970 · Bay Shore, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 July 1970 at about 16:30 local time, a Bell 206A registered N4726R, operated by Island Helicop, was involved in an accident during in flight near Bay Shore, New York, United States. 2 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 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bay Shore, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206A
- Registration
- N4726R
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Island Helicop
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Advertising
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Lindenhurst, Ny → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2695
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
SUCCESSFUL AUTOROTATION. ACFT SANK DUE L FLOAT PARTIALLY INFLATED, R FLOAT NO INFLATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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