Bell 206A N25BB
26 June 1972 · New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 26 June 1972 at about 13:05 local time, a Bell 206A registered N25BB, operated by T.h.cosgrove, I, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, 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 13:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Capital City
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206A
- Registration
- N25BB
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- T.h.cosgrove, I
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0924
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
MAIN ROTOR RETENTION STRAP FITTING PN206-010-155.7 FAILED, CAUSE UNDETERMINED.BLADE NOT RECOVERED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 1972 | Bell 206B | Salinas, California, United States | Rogers Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
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| 10 Aug 1972 | Bell 206A | John Day, Oregon, United States | Briles Wing AN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1972 | Bell 206B | Milford, Pennsylvania, United States | Pa.state Polic | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1972 | Bell 206B | Howland Hook, New York, United States | Port of N.y. A | No injuries | - |
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