Bell 47G3B N73915
11 August 1967 · Big Meadows, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 August 1967 at about 13:00 local time, a Bell 47G3B registered N73915, operated by Calicopters, In, was involved in an accident during in flight near Big Meadows, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Big Meadows, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Loading Site
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G3B
- Registration
- N73915
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Calicopters, In
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Construction Work
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0373
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
1 PINT WATER IN FUEL SYSTM. 1/2 PT WAS IN CARBURETOR.ACFT WAS REFUELED FROM BARREL AT LOADING SITE
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47G3B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 1966 | Bell 47G3B | Grand Canyon Ariz, Arizona, United States | Halvorson-Lent | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1966 | Bell 47G3B | Vincent Calif, California, United States | Western Helico | No 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 | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1967 | Boeing B-720 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-23 | San Mateo Calif, California, United States | Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jul 1967 | Cessna 150 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Alpine Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1967 | Cessna 172E | Ea.hampton, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1967 | Cessna 172 | Matagorda Is. Tex, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jan 1967 | Cessna 150 | Sapphire, North Carolina, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |