Bell 204B N8513F
17 June 1976 · Ozark, Alabama, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 17 June 1976 at about 18:16 local time, a Bell 204B registered N8513F was involved in an accident during in flight near Ozark, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:16
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ozark, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Blackwell
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 204B
- Registration
- N8513F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3895
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 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
EXIT HATCH SEPARATED IN FLT - STRUCK TAIL ROTOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 1976 | Bell 204-B | Masontown, Pennsylvania, United States | Penn Line Serv | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1977 | Bell 204A | Vanndale, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1979 | Bell 204 | Cherry Valley, Arkansas, United States | L P Denevan | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1973 | Bell 204B | Ban Na, Asia | Air America, I* | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1973 | Bell 204B | Ramasun, Asia | Air America | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1972 | Bell 204B | Vientiane, Asia | Air America, I* | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |