Accident Bell 206A JetRanger N6270N, Wednesday 13 March 1968
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Date:Wednesday 13 March 1968
Time:15:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic B06 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell 206A JetRanger
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N6270N
MSN: 137
Year of manufacture:1968
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Saginaw, Texas -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Globe Plant Airport, Saginaw, TX
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Substantially damaged in flying accident at very low altitude at Globe Field, Saginaw, Texas, on 13 March 1968.

Instructor stated roll-over occurred during lift-off, student stated during attempted landing from hover. One person killed in crash

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: FTW68A0079
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 5 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=13438&key=0 [NTSB Identification: FTW68A0079]

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
05-Nov-2011 04:06 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
30-Jun-2016 12:34 Honcho 64 Updated [Cn, Narrative, ]

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