Bell 47J-2 N73948
26 October 1966 · Brookline, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 October 1966 at about 19:40 local time, a Bell 47J-2 registered N73948, operated by Air General I*, was involved in an accident during in flight near Brookline, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47J-2
- Registration
- N73948
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air General I*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 2-1189
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
TEETH IN FAN DRIVE GEARS PN 47-620-207 AND-530 FAILED.LANDED ON HIDDEN 2X6 TIMBER, TAIL RTR HIT GND
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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