Bell 206B3 N16873
9 May 1978 · Westwater, Utah, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 May 1978 at about 11:00 local time, a Bell 206B3 registered N16873, operated by Petroleum Heli, was involved in an accident during in flight near Westwater, Utah, 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 11:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Westwater, Utah, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B3
- Registration
- N16873
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Petroleum Heli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Well Site Segundo 2 → Well Site Para Park
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1550
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.
Other Bell 206B3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Dec 1980 | Bell 206B3 | Cameron, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Jun 1985 | Bell 206B3 | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1986 | Bell 206B3 | Livengood, Alaska, United States | Air Logistics of Alaska | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1988 | Bell 206B3 | Missoula, Montana, United States | Minuteman Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1990 | Bell 206B3 | Williamsport, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1992 | Bell 206B3 | Block 651A | Industrial Helicopters | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |