Bell 206 N4790R
8 April 1979 · Long Beach, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 8 April 1979 at about 00:55 local time, a Bell 206 registered N4790R, operated by Helicopter SER, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Long Beach, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Long Beach, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Long Beach
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206
- Registration
- N4790R
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Helicopter SER
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1458
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
STOLEN HELICOPTER.INDIVIDUAL NOT RATED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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