Bell 205A-1 N59438

18 November 1975 · Celtiberia, South America · Fatal

Summary

On 18 November 1975 at about 15:20 local time, a Bell 205A-1 registered N59438, operated by Evergreen Hele, was involved in an accident during in flight near Celtiberia, South America. 3 people were on board and one died, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 18 November 1975 at 15:20
Classification: Accident
Location: Celtiberia, South America
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Bell 205A-1
Registration: N59438
Category: Helicopter
Engines: 1
Operator: Evergreen Hele
Operating rule: Air Taxi Operator
Purpose of flight: Other
Phase of flight: In Flight
Route: Runuya, Peru → S
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: IMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 6-0029

People

1 person died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
3	1	0	2	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.

Read the full NTSB narrative

INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE PERUVIAN GOVT.CRASHED IN WATER.

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 6-0029, 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.

Also in

South America 38 Bell 205 54 1975 4,463

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Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
3 Sep 1975	Bell 205A-1 N2969W	Byron, California, United States no coordinates	Evergreen Heli	Minor injuries	-
9 Oct 1974	Bell 205A N2970W	Medfra, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Evergreen Heli	Fatal	3
23 Apr 1976	Bell 205-A1 N8167J	Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	12
14 Aug 1974	Bell 205A-1 N4763R	Cook, Washington, United States no coordinates	Evergreen Heli	Serious injuries	-
13 Sep 1976	Bell 205A-1 N58116	Drift River, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Anchorage Heli	Minor injuries	-
21 Jul 1974	Bell 205A-1 N58087	Umiat, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Evergreen Heli	Serious injuries	-

All 54 records for this type

Other accidents in this area

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
16 Feb 1975	Bell 47G4A N1446W	Ixiamas, South America no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	1
2 Feb 1975	Bell 206B N4081G	Lake Anatico, South America no coordinates	Briles Wing &	Minor injuries	-
20 Feb 1975	Bell 206B N209D	Pt.villarroel, South America no coordinates	Briles Wing &	No injuries	-
2 Feb 1975	Bell 206B N4081G	Lake Anatico, South America no coordinates	Briles Aviatio	Minor injuries	-
17 May 1974	Bellanca 300 N711BJ	S.cruz, South America no coordinates	Bellanca West	Serious injuries	-
5 Dec 1974	Douglas DC-8 N1803	Bogota, South America no coordinates	Braniff Airways, Inc.	Serious injuries	-

All 38 records in South America