Bell UH-1B HP668
6 February 1973 · Corpus Chrsti, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 February 1973 at about 12:25 local time, a Bell UH-1B registered HP668, operated by Corp.of Fronti, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Corpus Chrsti, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Corpus Chrsti, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cuddihy
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell UH-1B
- Registration
- HP668
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Corp.of Fronti
- Operating rule
- Federal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- E-0003
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 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
AUTOROTATION WITH PWR RECOVERY. M/R BLADES FLAPPED AND CUT OFF TAIL PYLON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell UH-1B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 1980 | Bell UH-1B | Provo, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Sep 1980 | Bell UH-1B | Red Lodge, Montana, United States | Blain Helicopt | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1981 | Bell UH-1B | Williston, North Dakota, United States | Blain Helo | Fatal | 8 |
| 23 Jul 1982 | Bell UH-1B | Valencia, California, United States | Western Helicopters, Inc. | Fatal | - |
| 28 Oct 1982 | Bell UH-1B | Delano, California, United States | San Joaquin Helicopters | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 May 1984 | Bell UH-1B | Clermont, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |