Bell 206L1 N1069C
26 August 1980 · Gulf Coast, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 August 1980 at about 15:27 local time, a Bell 206L1 registered N1069C, operated by Houston Helico, was involved in an accident during in flight near Gulf Coast, Texas, 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 15:27
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gulf Coast, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206L1
- Registration
- N1069C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Houston Helico
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Gulf of Mexico → Freeport, Tx
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2518
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
SHORT SHAFT, P/N 206-040-015-015, S/N AMN-10228, FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 1981 | Bell 206L1 | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | Industrial HEL | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1981 | Bell 206L1 | Huntsville, Texas, United States | Mobil Oil Corp | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1982 | Bell 206L1 | Gulf of Mexico | Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Aug 1993 | Bell 206L1 | Tusayan, Arizona, United States | Papillon Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 2002 | Bell 206L1 | Albany, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 2003 | Bell 206L1 | Paris, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| 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 | - |