Bell 206L N200BA

Summary

On 5 January 1978 at about 19:23 local time, a Bell 206L registered N200BA, operated by Luzerne Coal C, was involved in an accident during in flight near Courtney, Pennsylvania, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 January 1978 at 19:23

Classification

Accident

Location

Courtney, Pennsylvania, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 206L

Registration

N200BA

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Luzerne Coal C

Operating rule

Corporate/Executive

Purpose of flight

Corporate/Executive

Phase of flight

In Flight

Route

E.millsboro, Pa → Pittsburgh, Pa

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night (Dark)

NTSB number

3-2359

3 people died.

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

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE IN AREA 30.18 HG, ALTIMETER PRESSURE SETTING 30.05 HG.STRUCK TREES 1200FT MSL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.