Bell 206L N9973K
7 August 1981 · Leeville, Louisiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 August 1981 at about 10:00 local time, a Bell 206L registered N9973K, operated by Petroleum Heli, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Leeville, Louisiana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Leeville, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206L
- Registration
- N9973K
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Petroleum Heli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2521
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 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.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 1981 | Bell 206B | Whitehall, Montana, United States | High Life Heli | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1981 | Bell 206A | Evanston, Wyoming, United States | Evanston Helic | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1981 | Bell 206L-1 | Sabine, Texas, United States | Petroleum Heli | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1981 | Bell 206B | New York City, New York, United States | Air Metro Heli | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1981 | Bell 206L-1 | Mesquite, Texas, United States | Careflite, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1981 | Bell 206L-1 | Cameron, Louisiana, United States | E.r.a.helicopt | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
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| 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 |
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