Bell 206B N10696

12 November 1980 · Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. · Fatal

Summary

On 12 November 1980, a Bell 206B registered N10696, operated by Helicopter AVN, was involved in an accident during in flight near Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat.. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 12 November 1980
Classification: Accident
Location: Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat.
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Bell 206B
Registration: N10696
Category: Helicopter
Engines: 1
Operator: Helicopter AVN
Operating rule: Corporate/Executive
Purpose of flight: Other
Phase of flight: In Flight
Route: Congo Town, Bahamas → Miami, Fl
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Weather: VMC
Light: Night (Dark)
NTSB number: 3-3234

People

4 people died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
4	4	0	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

OVR WTR PAX FLT, DARK NGT, INTMT RW.NOT CERTIFICATED FOR AIR TAXI OPN.INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-3234, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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