Bell 212 N7073J

30 July 1975 · Banjul, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. · Fatal

Summary

On 30 July 1975 at about 00:10 local time, a Bell 212 registered N7073J, operated by Petroleum Heli, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Banjul, Atlantic Ocean North Lat.. 2 people were on board and one died, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 30 July 1975 at 00:10
Classification: Accident
Location: Banjul, Atlantic Ocean North Lat.
Nearest airport: Ship Glomar Sirte
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Bell 212
Registration: N7073J
Category: Helicopter
Engines: 2
Operator: Petroleum Heli
Operating rule: Air Taxi Operator
Purpose of flight: Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
Phase of flight: Landing
Route: Yumdum, Afr → S
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Weather: VMC
Light: Night (Dark)
NTSB number: 6-0038

People

1 person died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
2	1	0	1	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.

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INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF GAMBIA

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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 6-0038, 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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All 78 records for this type

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14 Dec 1975	Boeing 747 N732PA	60N 20W, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
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All 136 records in Atlantic Ocean North Lat.