Bell 206 N7941S
20 November 1972 · Port Washngton, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 November 1972 at about 18:00 local time, a Bell 206 registered N7941S, operated by Decair, was involved in an accident during in flight near Port Washngton, New York, 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 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Port Washngton, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206
- Registration
- N7941S
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Decair
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- New York, Ny → Glen Cove, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3720
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
OTR HELI REFUELED INSTEAD OF N7941S.PLT RAN OUT OF FUEL, LND ON DARK GOLF COURSE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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