Bell 47G3B N73249
1 September 1965 · Durango Colo, Colorado, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 1 September 1965 at about 08:20 local time, a Bell 47G3B registered N73249, operated by Sky Hook Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Durango Colo, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Durango Colo, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G3B
- Registration
- N73249
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sky Hook Inc.
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Construction Work
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0663
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
CLUTCH SLIPPAGE DUE TO OVERLOAD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47G3B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Feb 1965 | Bell 47G3B | Durango Colo, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1965 | Bell 47G3B | Keo Ark, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1965 | Bell 47G3B | Edina Minn, Minnesota, United States | Omniflight HEL | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 May 1965 | Bell 47G3B | Bridgman Mich, Michigan, United States | Air Florida In | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1965 | Bell 47G3B | Ruidoso N Mex, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1965 | Bell 47G3B | Phoenix Ariz, Arizona, United States | Arizona Helico | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |