Bell 206B N49756
12 November 1981 · Napa, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 November 1981 at about 18:26 local time, a Bell 206B registered N49756, operated by Aris Helo Ltd, was involved in an accident during in flight near Napa, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:26
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Napa, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Napa County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N49756
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Aris Helo Ltd
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → San Jose, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3476
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 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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