Bell 47G-3 N6782D
19 September 1966 · Noxon Mont, Montana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 September 1966 at about 07:55 local time, a Bell 47G-3 registered N6782D, operated by Hillcrest Airc, was involved in an accident during in flight near Noxon Mont, Montana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Noxon Mont, Montana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-3
- Registration
- N6782D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hillcrest Airc
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Charter Passg-Domestic
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0792
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
NO.1 CONNECTING ROD FAILED.PILOT CRASH LANDED INTREE TOPS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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