Bell 206B N1443W
14 July 1979 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 14 July 1979 at about 09:56 local time, a Bell 206B registered N1443W, operated by Keystone Helic, was involved in an accident during in flight near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:56
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N1443W
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Keystone Helic
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Mapping/Photography
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3424
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 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
MAIN DRIVE SHAFT COUPLING(PN 206 040-108-005)FAILED.LUBRICANT LOST FOR UNKN RSN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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