Bell 204B N1196W
30 March 1973 · Ban Na, Asia · Serious injuries
Summary
On 30 March 1973 at about 11:40 local time, a Bell 204B registered N1196W, operated by Air America, I*, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Ban Na, Asia. 3 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ban Na, Asia
- Nearest airport
- Mt Heliport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 204B
- Registration
- N1196W
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air America, I*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Long Tieng, Laos → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 6-0050
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 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
DA 6800FT.UN TO SUSTAIN ROTOR RPM.INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION LAOTIAN GOVT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 204 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 1973 | Bell 204B | Ramasun, Asia | Air America | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
| 19 Apr 1972 | Bell 204-B | New Paltz, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1973 | Bell 206B | Ban Xon, Asia | Arizona Helico | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150 | Kashima Isl, Asia | Iwakuni Flying | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 May 1973 | Cessna 150 | Plaridel, Asia | Clark Aero CLU | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1973 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Dhahran, Asia | Aramco | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1973 | Douglas DC-8 | Tokyo, Asia | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | Fatal | - |
| 7 Sep 1973 | Cessna 172L | Cubi Point Nas, Asia | Cubi Point NAV | No injuries | - |