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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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