Bell 206B3 ZSHKB

7 November 1996 · Dear, South Africa · Fatal

Summary

On 7 November 1996, a Bell 206B3 registered ZSHKB, operated by Helipower Inc., was involved in an accident near Dear, South Africa. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 7 November 1996
Classification: Accident
Location: Dear, South Africa
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Bell 206B3
Registration: ZSHKB
Category: Helicopter
Operator: Helipower Inc.
Operating rule: Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight: Aerial Observation
Phase of flight: Not recorded
Route: Richmond → Unknown
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Weather: VMC
Light: Not Reported
NTSB number: NYC97WA016

People

2 people died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
2	2	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.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record NYC97WA016, from the public aviation accident database.

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South Africa 157 Bell 206B3 31 1996 2,150

Other Bell 206B3 accidents

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
19 Nov 1996	Bell 206B3 N921RB	Ballston, Oregon, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
29 Jan 1995	Bell 206B3 N59556	Neacon, Nicaragua no coordinates	Helica Helicopteros SA.	No injuries	-
3 Apr 1994	Bell 206B3 N27736	Lamoille, Nevada, United States	El Aero Services	Fatal	4
26 Oct 1994	Bell 206B3 N505KS	Inver Grove Hts, Minnesota, United States	Roger A. Greenan	Serious injuries	-
24 Jan 1993	Bell 206B3 N39088	Brigham City, Utah, United States	South Coast Helicopters	No injuries	-
17 Jun 1993	Bell 206B3 N38EA	Stoneyford, California, United States	Smith Helicopters, Inc.	No injuries	-

All 31 records for this type

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Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
6 Dec 1999	Piper PA31-350 ZS-OJY	Rand, South Africa no coordinates	Flightline Charter Services CC	Fatal	10
26 Aug 1999	Boeing 737-200 UNK	Durban, South Africa no coordinates	SAS	No injuries	-
4 Aug 2000	Bell 206B ZSHKP	Burgersfort, South Africa no coordinates	C. Gerber	Fatal	2
11 Aug 2000	Hughes 369HS ZSHFE	Cape Town, South Africa no coordinates	Civair Helicopters	No injuries	-
21 May 2002	McDonnell Douglas 369HS ZS-HNE	PremierGameFarm, South Africa no coordinates	El;s Broers Boerdery Partnership	Fatal	1
1 Jun 2002	Hawker Siddeley 748 ZS-OJY	George, South Africa no coordinates	Airquarius Aviation	Fatal	3

All 157 records in South Africa