Bell 47J-2A N251PH
7 August 1966 · Darrington Wash, Washington, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 7 August 1966 at about 07:30 local time, a Bell 47J-2A registered N251PH, operated by Polaris Helico, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Darrington Wash, Washington, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Darrington Wash, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47J-2A
- Registration
- N251PH
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Polaris Helico
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Charter Passg-Domestic
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0712
People
3 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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
LOST ROTOR RPM DURING APPROACH TO MOUNTAIN HELIPAD-TURNED AWAY-TAIL ROTOR STRUCK TREE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 13 Nov 1966 | Bell 47J | Santa Barbara Cal, California, United States | Utility Helico | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1966 | Bell 47G-2A | Cranbury Nj, New Jersey, United States | Colonial Helic | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1966 | Bell 47G-2 | Immokalee Fla, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Apr 1966 | Bell 47G-2 | Billings Okla, Oklahoma, United States | Campbell Air S | No injuries | - |
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