Helicopter Accidents

Year 1969 accidents

Bell 206 Accidents

Year	Version	C/N
1969	206a	181	G-AWJL : Bell 206A cn181 ff:?; del Point To Point Helicopters Ltd, UK as G-AWJL, 16May68; w/o damaged beyond repair during landing, Broughton, Northamptonshire, UK, 22Jul69
1969	206a	206	N4059G : Bell 206A cn206 ff:?; reg Bell Helicopters as N4059G, unk; xfer PHI as N4059G, unk; dbr & w/o when turbine tie bolt nut came off, allowing turbine wheel to break out of engine & sever tail rotor drive shaft. No injuries. Near Venice, LA 27Jul69.; reg canx: 26Jan72
1969	206a	272	N4720R : Bell 206A cn272, ff:?; reg Bell Helicopters as N4720R, unk; xfer Penn-Virginia as N4720R, unk; w/o when engine flamed out due to lack of engine inlet winterization kit. 2 fatalities, 28Feb69
1969	206a	373	N1430W : Bell 206A cn373, fF:?; del Sea World Inc as N1430W, 1969; w/o (damaged beyond repair) due to improperly installed cylcic balance spring clip, San Diego, CA, 30Apr69, 2 fatlaities
1969	206a	374	N1431W : Bell 206A, cn374, ff:?; del US as N1431W, 1969; w/o (dbr) when pilot autorotated to hard landing while low on fuel, Banksville, NY, 01Aug69.
1969	206a	404	N1479W : Bell 206A cn404 ff:?; reg Bell Helicopters as N1479W, 1969; del Halvorson-Lent as N1479W, 1969; w/o (dbr) when external load lift cable struck tail rotor and damaged helicopter beyond economical repair, ivo Grand Canyon, AZ, 16Dec69.