Bell H-13G N64816
27 September 1972 · Readfield, Maine, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 September 1972 at about 06:20 local time, a Bell H-13G registered N64816, operated by Dept.inland FI, was involved in an accident during in flight near Readfield, Maine, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Readfield, Maine, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell H-13G
- Registration
- N64816
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Dept.inland FI
- Operating rule
- State-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- All Other Public Flying
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2992
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
CRASHED IN LAKE AND SANK. PLT DROWNED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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