Bell 47G-4A N1420W
13 August 1969 · East Poultney, Vermont, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 13 August 1969 at about 09:40 local time, a Bell 47G-4A registered N1420W, operated by Wiggins Airway, was involved in an accident during in flight near East Poultney, Vermont, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- East Poultney, Vermont, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-4A
- Registration
- N1420W
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wiggins Airway
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Castleton, Vt → Norwood, Mass
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2522
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
RECOVERY DATE 8/14/69. NR 4 CON ROD BOLT FAILED IN THREADED AREA JUST UNDER THE FACE OF THE NUT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |