Bell CARSON N611X
1 May 1966 · Riverdale Mich, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 May 1966 at about 12:45 local time, a Bell CARSON registered N611X was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Riverdale Mich, Michigan, United States. One person was on board. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Riverdale Mich, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lipperts 0
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell CARSON
- Registration
- N611X
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0239
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPOSITION ACFT ON TRAILER. ROTORCFT-HEEL OF LEFT SKID SNAGGED ON TRAILER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 1966 | Bell CARSON | Wetmore Tex, Texas, United States | Co Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1966 | Bell CARSON | Richmond Va, Virginia, United States | J.l.partello I | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |