Bell 206B N7849S
18 March 1976 · Gobernador, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 March 1976 at about 11:15 local time, a Bell 206B registered N7849S, operated by Petroleum Heli, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Gobernador, New Mexico, United States. 3 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 11:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gobernador, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N7849S
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Petroleum Heli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1604
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
BYPASS VALVE IN FUEL CONROL POWER TURBINE GOVERNOR STUCK MOMENTARILY. HAD TO CLR TREES, BUSHES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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