Bell 206A N71SP
13 March 1971 · Georgetown, Delaware, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 March 1971 at about 10:15 local time, a Bell 206A registered N71SP, operated by Del State Poli, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Georgetown, Delaware, 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 10:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Georgetown, Delaware, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206A
- Registration
- N71SP
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Del State Poli
- Operating rule
- State-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Police Patrol
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Dover, del → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0770
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
FULL AUTO TO GRND, LATE FLARE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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