Bell 206A N7950S
26 April 1982 · Huntington Beac, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 April 1982 at about 17:10 local time, a Bell 206A registered N7950S, operated by Condor Helicopters & Aviation,, was involved in an accident near Huntington Beac, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Huntington Beac, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Platform Emmy (18L)
- Coordinates
- 33.6597, -117.9709
- Aircraft
- Bell 206A
- Registration
- N7950S
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Condor Helicopters & Aviation,
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Huntington Beac → Huntington Beac
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX82DA148
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON A FERRY FLIGHT FROM HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA TO AN OFFSHORE PLATFORM. A HARD LANDING WAS MADE ON THE PLATFORM. THIS RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE SKIDS, TAIL ROTOR, TAIL BOOM, AND FUEL TANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 1982 | Bell 206L-1 | Houma, Louisiana, United States | Offshore Logistics | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Nov 1982 | Bell 206B | Buccaneer Oil F | Air Logistics | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Nov 1982 | Bell 206B | Near Kalispell, Montana, United States | Mountain West Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1982 | Bell 206 L-1 | Delta Junction, Alaska, United States | Air Logistics of Alaska, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1982 | Bell 206B | Larkspur, Colorado, United States | Koa-Tv Channel 4 | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Feb 1982 | Bell 206B | Watrous, New Mexico, United States | Doolittle Enterprises Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,732 records for this type
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