Bell 206B N16859
16 May 1979 · Goberador, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 May 1979 at about 09:45 local time, a Bell 206B registered N16859, operated by Petroleum Heli, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Goberador, New Mexico, United States. 4 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 09:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Goberador, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N16859
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Petroleum Heli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3524
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
B-NUT ON HOSE ASSY, PN 70-010V000V142 LOOSE.MAIN ROTOR RPM DROPPED WHILE CLRG OBSTN.CO FLT PLN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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