Bell 206B N59549
4 October 1975 · Alder Springs, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 October 1975 at about 15:30 local time, a Bell 206B registered N59549, operated by Rogers Helicop, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Alder Springs, California, United States. 4 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
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alder Springs, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Alder Springs
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N59549
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rogers Helicop
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Fire Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3727
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
FUEL CONTROL UNIT CONTAINED FINE METAL PARTICLES.SURROUNDING AREA UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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