Bell 206A N6217N
9 June 1971 · Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters · Serious injuries
Summary
On 9 June 1971 at about 13:00 local time, a Bell 206A registered N6217N, operated by Petroleum Heli, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters. 3 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters
- Nearest airport
- Ocean Explorer
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206A
- Registration
- N6217N
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Petroleum Heli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Vermilion Block 321 → Intracoastal Cty, la
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2158
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 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
RCVRD 6/24/71.2ND PHASE TURBINE WHEEL, PN6857912, FAILED AT CRITICAL PHASE OF FLT.PLT UN CTL ACFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 206 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 1971 | Bell 206A | Highlands, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1971 | Bell 206A | Montgomery, New York, United States | Fred Wehran | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1971 | Bell 206A | Rosedale, Maryland, United States | MD State Polic | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1971 | Bell 206 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Anchorage Heli | Fatal | 3 |
| 15 Sep 1971 | Bell 206A | Westport, Connecticut, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1971 | Bell 206A | Morgan City, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Serious injuries | - |
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb 1971 | Piper PA-30 | Caysal Is.bahamas, Other-International Waters | Burnside-Ott A | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1971 | Mooney M20A | Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Oct 1972 | Boeing 707 | Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1970 | Cessna 210 | Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Mar 1970 | Cessna 172 | Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-23 | Gulf of Mex, Other-International Waters | - | Fatal | 2 |