Bell 47G2A1 N73983
19 July 1966 · St.marys Pa, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 July 1966 at about 18:10 local time, a Bell 47G2A1 registered N73983, operated by Diamond Fuel C, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near St.marys Pa, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St.marys Pa, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- St.mary
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G2A1
- Registration
- N73983
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Diamond Fuel C
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Power and Pipeline Patrol
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0668
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
M/R BLADE STRUCK HANGAR DOOR RAIL DURING BACKWARD DOWNWIND HOVER TO FUEL PUMP.FURTHER DAMAGED LDG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47G2A1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 1966 | Bell 47G2A1 | New Bethlehem Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | Diamond Fuel C | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1966 | Bell 47G2A1 | Vici Okla, Oklahoma, United States | Leamon Flying | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1964 | Bell 47G2A1 | Westport Mass, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1968 | Bell 47G2A1 | Haines City, Florida, United States | Waverly Grower | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1964 | Bell 47G2A1 | Bridgeton Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1969 | Bell 47G2A1 | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | Leamon Flying | Fatal | 3 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |