Bell 206L-3 N302MC
14 April 1986 · Holliston, Massachusetts, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 14 April 1986 at about 16:32 local time, a Bell 206L-3 registered N302MC, operated by Millipore Corpopation, was involved in an accident near Holliston, Massachusetts, United States. 6 people were on board and 4 died, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:32
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Holliston, Massachusetts, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206L-3
- Registration
- N302MC
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Millipore Corpopation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Executive/Corporate
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Millford → Bedford
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL86MA114
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 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 BELL 206L AND A CESSNA 172 COLLIDED AT 2,000 FEET OVER HOLLISTON, MA. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE OPERATING UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULE WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED OR COMMUNICATIONS ESTABLISHED WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE BELL WAS TRAVELING IN A NORTH-NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION AND THE CESSNA WAS ON A NORTHEASTERLY HEADING. THE CESSNA PILOT STATED HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INITIATING A RIGHT TURN WHEN THE COLLISION OCCURRED AND THAT HE NEVER SAW THE HELICOPTER NOR ANY OTHER TRAFFIC PRIOR TO IMPACT. THE CESSNA HAD DEPARTED HOPEDALE AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED ROTOR BLADE SLASH MARKS IN THE CESSNA'S LOWER LEFT ENGINE COWLING. THE HELICOPTER DESCENDED UNCONTROLLED TO TERRAIN IMPACT AFTER THE COLLISION AND THE CESSNA WAS FORCE LANDED IN A FIELD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell 206L-3 206L-3 | N302MC | Millipore Corpopation | Destroyed |
| Cessna 172 172 | N52118 | Charles A. Mitchell | Substantial |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 1986 | Bell 206B | Pacific Ocean | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 May 1986 | Bell 206B | Maui, Hawaii, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Aug 1986 | Bell 206L-1 | Grand Isle | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1986 | Bell 206B | Eugene Island | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 May 1986 | Bell 206B | Noman's Land, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 20 Oct 1986 | Bell 206B III | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 1986 | Cessna U206F | Holoyoke, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1986 | Piper PA-28-140 | Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States | Gerald C. White | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 Dec 1986 | Beechcraft 100 | Windsor, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 30 Oct 1986 | Piper PA-31-325 | Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1986 | Steen Skybolt UNK | Beverly, Massachusetts, United States | James E. Fitzgerald | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1986 | Boeing 727-231 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Trans World Airlines | Minor injuries | - |