Bell BH212 N49591
29 December 1978 · Galveston, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 29 December 1978 at about 15:03 local time, a Bell BH212 registered N49591, operated by Evergreen Heli, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Galveston, Texas, United States. 5 people were on board and one died, 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:03
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Galveston, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Scholes Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell BH212
- Registration
- N49591
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Evergreen Heli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4381
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 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.
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