Bell 47G3B N73250
9 September 1966 · Vincent Calif, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 September 1966 at about 08:52 local time, a Bell 47G3B registered N73250, operated by Western Helico, was involved in an accident during in flight near Vincent Calif, California, United States. 3 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 08:52
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Vincent Calif, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G3B
- Registration
- N73250
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Western Helico
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Charter Passg-Domestic
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-1156
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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 PISTON AND PISTON PIN FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 1966 | Bell 47G3B | Grand Canyon Ariz, Arizona, United States | Halvorson-Lent | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1965 | Bell 47G3B | Durango Colo, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1965 | Bell 47G3B | Keo Ark, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1965 | Bell 47G3B | Edina Minn, Minnesota, United States | Omniflight HEL | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 May 1965 | Bell 47G3B | Bridgman Mich, Michigan, United States | Air Florida In | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1965 | Bell 47G3B | Durango Colo, Colorado, United States | Sky Hook Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
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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 | - |