Bell 204-B N600
19 April 1972 · New Paltz, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 April 1972 at about 11:35 local time, a Bell 204-B registered N600 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near New Paltz, New York, United States. 10 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 11:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Paltz, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- New Paltz Helipad
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 204-B
- Registration
- N600
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- State-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Survey
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1557
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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
WIND GUSTING 25K. TAIL ROTOR HIT GND, HELICOPTER SETTLED INTO GULLY ALONGSIDE HELIPAD M/R HIT GND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 26 Sep 1972 | Bell 204B | Lat Khai, Asia | Air America, I* | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1972 | Bell 204 | Can Tho, Asia | Air America, I* | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |