Bell 204B N8535F

7 September 1973 · Ramasun, Asia · No injuries

Summary

On 7 September 1973 at about 10:40 local time, a Bell 204B registered N8535F, operated by Air America, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Ramasun, Asia. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 7 September 1973 at 10:40
Classification: Accident
Location: Ramasun, Asia
Nearest airport: Ramasun Helipad
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Bell 204B
Registration: N8535F
Category: Helicopter
Engines: 1
Operator: Air America
Operating rule: Contract Carrier
Purpose of flight: Dual
Phase of flight: Landing
Route: Udorn, Thailand → S
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 6-0075

People

Nobody was injured.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
3	0	0	0	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

INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVTOF THAILAND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 6-0075, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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2 Feb 1973	Bell 206B N14821	Ban Xon, Asia no coordinates	Arizona Helico	Minor injuries	-
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28 May 1973	Cessna 150 N22309	Plaridel, Asia no coordinates	Clark Aero CLU	No injuries	-
16 Jul 1973	De Havilland DHC-6 N660MA	Dhahran, Asia no coordinates	Aramco	Minor injuries	-
8 Oct 1973	Douglas DC-8 N794FT	Tokyo, Asia no coordinates	Flying Tiger Line, Inc.	Fatal	-
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