Mess-Boelkw B0-105 N197F
3 June 1970 · Little Compton, Rhode Island, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 June 1970 at about 13:52 local time, a Mess-Boelkw B0-105 registered N197F, operated by Boeing Company, was involved in an accident during in flight near Little Compton, Rhode Island, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:52
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Little Compton, Rhode Island, United States
- Nearest airport
- Newport State
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Mess-Boelkw B0-105
- Registration
- N197F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Boeing Company
- Operating rule
- Aircraft Manufacturer
- Purpose of flight
- Demonstration
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Us Naval Helipad → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0701
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
BEARING FAILURE AND LOSS OF T/R CTL. PERSONNEL-INCORRECT INSTL AND INADQT INSPECTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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