Bell 204B N8513F
26 September 1972 · Lat Khai, Asia · Minor injuries
Summary
On 26 September 1972 at about 15:30 local time, a Bell 204B registered N8513F, operated by Air America, I*, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Lat Khai, Asia. 11 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lat Khai, Asia
- Nearest airport
- Lat Khai
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 204B
- Registration
- N8513F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air America, I*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Long Tieng, Laos → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 6-0089
People
3 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
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
DA 5100FT.INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION LAOTIAN GOVT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 204 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb 1972 | Bell 204B | Vientiane, Asia | Air America, I* | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1972 | Bell 204B | Bouam Long, Asia | Air America, I* | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1972 | Bell 204 | Can Tho, Asia | Air America, I* | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1972 | Bell 204-B | New Paltz, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1971 | Bell 204B | Heber, Arizona, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1973 | Bell 204B | Ban Na, Asia | Air America, I* | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 1972 | Lockheed 18 | Cebu City, Asia | A.p.i.m.e.inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1972 | Beechcraft 23 | Castillejos, Asia | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Jul 1972 | Douglas A-26B | Manila, Asia | Aero Service C | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1972 | Pilatus PC6CH2 | Nong Kha, Asia | Air America, I* | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1972 | Pilatus PC6CH2 | Bn Xieng Lom, Asia | Air America, I* | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1972 | Pilatus PC6CH2 | Nyot Mo, Asia | Air America, I* | Fatal | 4 |