Alouette III N8259
24 April 1974 · East Dayton, Nevada, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 24 April 1974 at about 15:15 local time, a Alouette III registered N8259, operated by Lear Avia Corp, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near East Dayton, Nevada, United States. 4 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- East Dayton, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Alouette III
- Registration
- N8259
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lear Avia Corp
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Mapping/Photography
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0967
People
3 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
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
BELIEVE SHOCK STRUT COLLAPSED BFOR LIFT OFF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Alouette III accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jan 1973 | Alouette III | Clarkston, Washington, United States | Grand Canyon H | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1975 | Alouette III | Furnace Creek, California, United States | Interwest Corp | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1975 | Alouette III | Avery, California, United States | Rogers Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1972 | Alouette III | Greybull, Wyoming, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1968 | Alouette III | Azuza, California, United States | Western Helico | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |