Accident Bell 205A-1 N4771R, Thursday 1 July 1971
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Date:Thursday 1 July 1971
Time:13:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic UH1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell 205A-1
Owner/operator:Petroleum Helicopters (PHI)
Registration: N4771R
MSN: 30008
Year of manufacture:1968
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Rio Frio -   Costa Rica
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Rio Frio, Costa Rica
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Aircraft reported destroyed during forced/emergency lading soon after take off from Rio Frio, Costa Rica.

Accident investigation:
  
Report number: FTW72OFO70
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=60731&key=0 [NTSB Identification: FTW72OFO70]
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=4771R&x=10&y=16

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Nov-2011 15:57 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ]

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