Bell 206B N74PR
4 May 1980 · Supai, Arizona, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 May 1980 at about 10:30 local time, a Bell 206B registered N74PR, operated by Superior AVN, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Supai, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Supai, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Helipad
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N74PR
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Superior AVN
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Construction Work
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1929
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
STEEL MATTING ON HELIPAD.DRG FLT CREW CHANGE, HELROTATED TO RGT, HIT GNDCREW.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 206 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1980 | Bell 206B | Venice, Louisiana, United States | Chevron USA In | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1980 | Bell 206B | Patterson, Louisiana, United States | Air Logistics | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1980 | Bell 206L-1 | Gibson, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Mar 1980 | Bell 206L | El Reno, Oklahoma, United States | DON Mathis | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1980 | Bell 206B | Mesquite, Nevada, United States | Rocky MTN HEL | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Feb 1980 | Bell 206B | Kissimmee, Florida, United States | Coral Helicopt | Fatal | 2 |
All 1,732 records for this type
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 | - |