Bell 47G-3B N8547F
23 August 1966 · Rahgird Iran, Asia · Fatal
Summary
On 23 August 1966 at about 14:30 local time, a Bell 47G-3B registered N8547F, operated by Teledyne Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Rahgird Iran, Asia. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rahgird Iran, Asia
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-3B
- Registration
- N8547F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Teledyne Inc.
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 6-0084
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 1966 | Lockheed 749A | Tachikawa Japan, Asia | Federal Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1966 | Cessna 180 | Simunjan Sarawak, Asia | Seventh Day AD | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1966 | Bell 47G3B1 | Janakpur Nepal, Asia | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Dec 1966 | Bombardier CL-44 | Tourane, Asia | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 30 Dec 1966 | Douglas DC-7C | Saigon, Asia | Airlift International, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1967 | Beechcraft C-45 | Danang, Asia | - | Fatal | 4 |