Bell 206-A N4046G
17 February 1977 · Jayuya, Puerto Rico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 February 1977 at about 14:33 local time, a Bell 206-A registered N4046G, operated by Helicopter REN, was involved in an accident during in flight near Jayuya, Puerto Rico, United States. 5 people were on board and one died, 3 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:33
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jayuya, Puerto Rico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jayuya Helipad
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206-A
- Registration
- N4046G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Helicopter REN
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Carolina, Pr
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1805
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 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
FUEL FILTER OBSTRUCTED BY UNIDENT CONTAMINANT, BYPASSED.FUEL NOZZLE SCREEN PART OBSTRUCTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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