ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41220
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 September 1983 |
| Time: | 19:45 |
| Type: |  Bell 206 |
| Owner/operator: | Lowell Ross Newby |
| Registration: | N206TB |
| MSN: | 045 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL GIO-470A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Davenport, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mexico |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT COLLIDED OR DITCHED IN THE WATER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EVADE CUSTOMS OFFICIALS. CUSTOM OFFICIALS HAD BEEN WATCHING THIS ACFT AND FOLLOWED IT FROM MEXICO. AFTER A TOUCH AND GO LANDING AT COMPTON THE ACFT LEFT THE LOS ANGELES AREA AT 200 FT MSL TRYING TO MANEUVER AWAY FROM THE CUSTOMS ACFT. THE CUSTOMS OFFICIALS LOST SIGHT OF THE ACFT IN A FOG BANK AT 10 FT AGL TWO MILES FROM SHORE AT DAVENPORT, CA. ON 9/17 A CAMPER REPORTED 2 BAGS OF MARIJUANA WASHED ASHORE AT DAVENPORT. ON 9/28 THE PLTS BODY WASHED ASHORE AT BEAN HOLLOW PT, CA. IN OCTOBER 3 PARTS OF THE ACFT WASHED ASHORE. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X44610
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Aug-2015 19:25 | TB | Updated [Plane category] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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