Bell 206B N500GH
7 September 1979 · Rotonda, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 September 1979 at about 11:03 local time, a Bell 206B registered N500GH, operated by George Hunt, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Rotonda, Florida, 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 11:03
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rotonda, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rotonda
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N500GH
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- George Hunt
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2581
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.
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