Bell 206A N8172J
31 December 1970 · Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 December 1970 at about 14:45 local time, a Bell 206A registered N8172J, operated by PA State Polic, was involved in an accident during in flight near Somerset, Pennsylvania, 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 14:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206A
- Registration
- N8172J
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- PA State Polic
- Operating rule
- State-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Scottdale, Pa
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4204
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
FLAMEOUT, AUTO TO SLOPED TERRAIN.ACFT NOW PLACARDED, DO NOT FLY IN SNOW CONDITIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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