Bell 206L1 N2623
1 April 1981 · Huntsville, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 April 1981 at about 12:20 local time, a Bell 206L1 registered N2623, operated by Mobil Oil Corp, was involved in an accident during in flight near Huntsville, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Huntsville, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206L1
- Registration
- N2623
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mobil Oil Corp
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Hurst, Tx → Houston, Tx
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1214
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
BELLOWS ASSY, P/N 2539647, S/N 1206, EXPANDED .064IN AT SOLDER JOINT.ACFT TOTAL TIME 5HRS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 206L1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 1981 | Bell 206L1 | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | Industrial HEL | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1982 | Bell 206L1 | Gulf of Mexico | Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Aug 1980 | Bell 206L1 | Gulf Coast, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | No injuries | - |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |