Bell 206L N144MB
11 March 1980 · El Reno, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 March 1980 at about 21:30 local time, a Bell 206L registered N144MB, operated by DON Mathis, was involved in an accident during in flight near El Reno, Oklahoma, 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 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Reno, Oklahoma, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206L
- Registration
- N144MB
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- DON Mathis
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Mapping/Photography
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Bethany, Ok → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0148
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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 27 Mar 1980 | Bell 206B | Mesquite, Nevada, United States | Rocky MTN HEL | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 May 1980 | Bell 206B | Supai, Arizona, United States | Superior AVN | Fatal | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |