Bell 47D1 N12512
24 April 1967 · Irving, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 April 1967 at about 08:40 local time, a Bell 47D1 registered N12512, operated by Kitz Kopters I, was involved in an accident during in flight near Irving, Texas, 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 08:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Irving, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kitz Hopters
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47D1
- Registration
- N12512
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Kitz Kopters I
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Experimentation
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0153
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
FLIGHT CONTROLS VERY SENSITIVE DUE TO REMOVAL OFMAIN ROTOR STABILIZER BARS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47D1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 1967 | Bell 47D1 | Pleasantville, Pennsylvania, United States | Agrotors, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 1967 | Bell 47D1 | Miami, Florida, United States | Skylark Helico | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1967 | Bell 47D1 | Williamsburg, Pennsylvania, United States | Penn Lewis HEL | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1967 | Bell 47D1 | Pnama Cty Bch Fla, Florida, United States | Redi-Copters I | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1967 | Bell 47D1 | Glen Allan, Mississippi, United States | Triple J.helic | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1967 | Bell 47D1 | Milford Square, Pennsylvania, United States | Agrotors, Inc. | 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 | - |