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Bell 206B N6280N

5 August 1972 · Salinas, California, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 5 August 1972 at about 11:20 local time, a Bell 206B registered N6280N, operated by Rogers Helicop, was involved in an accident during static near Salinas, California, United States. 4 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 11:20
Classification
Accident
Location
Salinas, California, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Bell 206B
Registration
N6280N
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Rogers Helicop
Operating rule
Contract Carrier
Purpose of flight
Fire Control Related Flight
Phase of flight
Static
Route
Z → S
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-0528

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 1 3

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

LND ON SAND BAR.PLT DEPLANED, ACFT NOSE CAME OFF GRND.PAX PUSHED CYCLIC STICK FWD ACROSS COCKPIT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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