Bell 206B N60PH
24 July 2002 · Elsie, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 July 2002 at about 19:45 local time, a Bell 206B registered N60PH was involved in an accident near Elsie, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elsie, Oregon, United States
- Coordinates
- 45.8850, -123.6033
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N60PH
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Newberg → Seaside
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA02LA137
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The shattering and separation of the forward right (pilot's) windscreen for undetermined reason(s).
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the Bell 206B rotorcraft was en route at 110-115 miles per hour in level cruise flight approximately 1,500 feet above ground level (agl) when the right front windscreen shattered and separated from the windscreen frame. The rotorcraft yawed to the right and entered into a descending right turn which the pilot recovered from approximately 500 feet agl. An FAA inspector who examined the helicopter after the accident reported that the center portion of the windscreen had broken inward, with the windscreen edges remaining attached to the airframe. The FAA inspector reported that his examination did not reveal any evidence of a bird strike. The windscreen had been replaced in 1992 and a warp was noted on the far right side of the pilot's windscreen when the rotorcraft was acquired by the operator. The pilot reported that a mechanic associated with the previous owner said that the warp was from an unknown heat source in the past, although this could not be positively related to the accident separation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2002 | Bell 206L-1 | North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Silver State Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 2002 | Bell 206B | Rosenberg, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 2002 | Bell 206B | Kingman, Arizona, United States | John McCoy | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Mar 2002 | Bell 206L-4 | Eugene Isld 188, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 2002 | Bell 206 B III | Anaco, Venezuela | Aerotecnica S.A. | Fatal | - |
| 25 Jul 2002 | Bell 206B | Prince George, Canada | Croman Corporation | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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