Bell 206B N16873
1 May 1981 · Rangley, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 May 1981 at about 14:35 local time, a Bell 206B registered N16873, operated by Petroleum Heli, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Rangley, Colorado, United States. 2 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 14:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rangley, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N16873
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Petroleum Heli
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Power and Pipeline Patrol
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Brady Ranch → Dinosaur, Co
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2451
People
Nobody was injured.
| 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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
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