Bell 47G3B1 N73287

28 June 1968 · Fort Collins, Colorado, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 28 June 1968 at about 09:30 local time, a Bell 47G3B1 registered N73287, operated by Provo Flying S, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 28 June 1968 at 09:30
Classification: Accident
Location: Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Bell 47G3B1
Registration: N73287
Category: Helicopter
Engines: 1
Operator: Provo Flying S
Operating rule: Contract Carrier
Purpose of flight: Fire Control Related Flight
Phase of flight: Landing
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-2100

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
2	0	0	1	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

SETTLED SHORT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A MT LEDGE. ROLLED DOWN MT. DENS ALT 13000 FT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-2100, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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