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Bell 206A N209D

10 August 1972 · John Day, Oregon, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 10 August 1972 at about 09:30 local time, a Bell 206A registered N209D, operated by Briles Wing AN, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near John Day, Oregon, United States. 4 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 09:30
Classification
Accident
Location
John Day, Oregon, United States
Nearest airport
John Day
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Bell 206A
Registration
N209D
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Briles Wing AN
Operating rule
Aerial Applicator
Purpose of flight
Fire Control
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-2812

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

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

ALT TOO LOW FOR COMPLETE RCVRY.M/R BLADE HIT TAIL BOOM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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