Bell 214B-1 N16665
25 May 1977 · Happy Camp, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 May 1977 at about 06:45 local time, a Bell 214B-1 registered N16665, operated by Croman Corpora, was involved in an accident during in flight near Happy Camp, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Happy Camp, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 214B-1
- Registration
- N16665
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Croman Corpora
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3956
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 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
HELICOPTER USED IN LOGGING OPERATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 1977 | Bell 214B-1 | Silverthorne, Colorado, United States | Rocky Mt.helic | Fatal | - |
| 31 Mar 1977 | Bell 214B-1 | Liberty, Washington, United States | Rocky Mountain | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Dec 1978 | Bell 214B-1 | Darby, Montana, United States | Rocky Mountain | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1979 | Bell 214B-1 | Darby, Montana, United States | Rocky Mountain | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 May 1980 | Bell 214B-1 | Bend, Oregon, United States | Paramount HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1982 | Bell 214B | Near Randle, Washington, United States | Chas. Perry/Paramount Helicopt | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |