Bell 206 N90315
6 July 1979 · Gary, West Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 July 1979 at about 09:45 local time, a Bell 206 registered N90315, operated by Royalty Smokel, was involved in an accident during in flight near Gary, West Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gary, West Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206
- Registration
- N90315
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Royalty Smokel
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Gary, Wv → Mine Site
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1586
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
SKID COLLAPSE DUE TO SIDE LOAD IN MUD AFTER LANDING.#6/#7 BEARINGS FAILED, CARBON IN OIL LINE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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