Bell 206B N58153
14 May 1974 · Utopia, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 14 May 1974 at about 02:30 local time, a Bell 206B registered N58153, operated by Helix Air Tran, was involved in an accident during in flight near Utopia, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Utopia, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N58153
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Helix Air Tran
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Bandera, Tex
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1174
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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
LOW LVL NIGHT FLT, FOLLOWING ROAD.LOST SIGHT OF ROAD, DESCENDING, SAW TREES TOO LATE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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