Bell 205A-1 N6207N
18 July 1980 · Arcola, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 July 1980 at about 15:20 local time, a Bell 205A-1 registered N6207N, operated by Airwest Offsho, was involved in an accident during in flight near Arcola, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Arcola, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Arcola-Houston
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 205A-1
- Registration
- N6207N
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Airwest Offsho
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Houston, Tx → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3263
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
FIXED FLOAT LNDG GR. FWD X-TUBE FAILED DUE TO FATIGUE. MAST BUMPING OCCURRED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 1980 | Bell 205A-1 | Houma, Louisiana, United States | Air Logistics | Fatal | 13 |
| 22 Oct 1981 | Bell 205A-1 | Fremont, California, United States | Evergreen HEL | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Oct 1978 | Bell 205A-1 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | ERA Helicopter | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Aug 1978 | Bell 205A | Dennison M, Canada | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1978 | Bell 205A-1 | Castle Rock, Washington, United States | Heli-Jet | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1978 | Bell 205A-1 | Morgan City, Louisiana, United States | Air Logistics | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |