Bell 206B N4FL
8 September 1984 · Wallingford, Connecticut, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 September 1984 at about 20:25 local time, a Bell 206B registered N4FL was involved in an accident near Wallingford, Connecticut, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wallingford, Connecticut, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N4FL
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wallingford → Garden City
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC84FA307
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH WIRES AFTER THE PLT ANNOUNCED BY RADIO THAT HE WAS GOING TO MAKE A LOW PASS OVER THE SITE OF AN OUTDOOR EVENT THAT HE HAD JUST ATTENDED. SOME WITNESSES SAW THE HELICOPTER FLYING EXTREMELY LOW. IT APPEARED THAT ONE OF THE LANDING SKID STRUTS CONTACTED THE WIRE. THE ACFT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN AND SEPARATED INTO PARTS AS IT DESCENDED TO THE GROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 1984 | Bell 206L-1 | Camarillo, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1984 | Bell 206L-1 | Tuckerton, New Jersey, United States | Theodore L. Billen | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1984 | Bell 206B | Beaumont, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Sep 1984 | Bell 206L-1 | Somers, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1984 | Bell 206B | Somers, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1984 | Bell 206B | Salina, Utah, United States | Rocky Mountain Helicopter | No injuries | - |
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 1984 | Beechcraft BE-55E | Groton, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1984 | Piper PA-28-181 | Waterford, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1984 | Cessna 172P | Madison, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-24-250 | Meriden, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1984 | Champion 7ECA | Ellington, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1984 | Benson B8M | Willimantic, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |