Bell 206B N20303
20 June 1982 · Jamestown, Rhode Island, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 June 1982 at about 18:00 local time, a Bell 206B registered N20303, operated by East Coast Helicopters, Inc., was involved in an accident near Jamestown, Rhode Island, United States. 3 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 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jamestown, Rhode Island, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N20303
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- East Coast Helicopters, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Newport → Newport
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC82DA128
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
THE HELICOPTER WAS BEING USED TO PHOTOGRAPH SHIPS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, IT BEGAN TO SPIN WHILE HE WAS IN A LOW LEVEL HOVER OVER THE WATER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE HELICOPTER STRUCK THE WATER, ROLLED OVER, THEN SANK IN ABOUT 104 FT OF WATER AND WAS NOT RECOVERED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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